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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — As the number of people fleeing Ukraine slows, authorities in Poland and other neighboring nations are encouraging refugees from the war to find jobs, especially in health care and education.
The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR reported Thursday that the daily number of arrivals recorded by the countries that border Ukraine dropped below 40,000 on Wednesday, the fewest s ince Russian troops invaded five weeks ago.
Poland’s Border Guard registered more than half of the new arrivals, maintaining a pattern seen since the start of the war. Of the conflict’s more than 4 million refugees, almost 2.4 million went to Poland, according to the country’s border agency. It’s Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War II.
Humanitarian organizations and other observers have attributed the slowing of the Ukrainian exodus in recent days to several possible factors, including residents of surrounded and besieged cities having no way to safely evacuate. Others may be reluctant to leave their homes and hoping to wait out the hostilities, observers say.
A spokesperson for Poland’s Border Guard, Anna Michalska, said the numbers could pick up again if Russian attacks continue.
Recent legislation passed in Poland allows refugees from Ukraine to obtain ID numbers that entitle them to free medical care, education, social benefits and the right to work for 18 months.
Many Poles are putting up refugees in their homes or volunteering in civic groups that bring all sorts of assistance.
Refugees in Warsaw have submitted about 700 applications and some 100 have been hired for jobs in the Polish capital’s medical centers and schools, according to city officials.
To boost the employment drive, Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski and Deputy Mayor Renata Kaznowska met Thursday with the director of the Bielanski Hospital and some Ukrainian and Polish staff members.
“Our guests are full of fortitude, they want to start to help us right away, they want to find jobs,” Trzaskowski told a news conference.
Kaznowska said employment and professional activity were the best way to integrate the adults who have fled Ukraine into Polish society.
Educators are also needed to help thousands of refugee children adjust to their new school environment, where lessons are taught in Polish and where the curriculum is largely different from the one in Ukraine. Adjusting the school system will cost over 440,000 zlotys ($105,000) in Warsaw alone, city authorities said.
Two nurses who are in the hiring process, speaking in Ukrainian mixed with Polish, said they appreciated the chance to continue their careers.
Olena Halych had to fight back tears as she spoke of fleeing home near shelled Bucha “to save my children.”
“I want to truly thank people in Poland for offering us shelter,” Halych said in Ukrainian. “I have found a job at the Bielanski Hospital, I want to really thank you for that.”
Hospital director Dorota Galczynska-Zych said the new recruits have provided valuable skills, and added that language has not been a barrier.
Some 570,000 refugees have reached Warsaw, a city of some 1.8 million, and some 300,000 remain in the capital for now, Trzaskowski said.
In Romania, which has received over 608,000 refugees, 35-year-old Uliana Polyakova from Odessa was busy Thursday registering at the Brasov city refugee center’s integration office that helps find accommodation, jobs and access to social assistance.
“Some people told me to arrive here at the center … in case we need medicine or something else,” she said, as her 7-year-old son enjoyed some screen-time nearby. “(A) Romanian family invited us to live with them. I did not expect that Romania is so kind to Ukrainians.”
“We’re not here because we want to leave Ukraine, me and my husband want to live with our relatives in Odessa,” she said. “I hope that the war is over in two weeks, one month, and we will go home.”
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Stephen McGrath in Brasov, Romania, contributed to this report.
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Follow all of AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/ukraine-refugees-encouraged-to-find-jobs-as-war-exodus-slows/ | 2022-04-01T01:12:26Z |
Labor, consumer groups urge FTC to scrutinize Microsoft/Activision-Blizzard merger
Fifteen labor and consumer rights groups sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday, urging the agency to investigate Microsoft’s pending acquisition of top gaming company Activision-Blizzard.
The organizations, including the Communications Workers of America and the Center for Digital Democracy, said the merger poses anticompetitive concerns in the booming gaming industry.
“If the FTC clears this merger, Microsoft will become the third largest gaming company in the world,” the letter reads. “The gaming industry, as the commission is aware, has now outstripped revenues from the global film and US sports business combined. The proposed merger fits an alarming pattern of concentration in the gaming industry over the past several years.”
The FTC announced a month ago it was reviewing the merger, according to Reuters.
The groups say that Microsoft, a tech company with a market cap of $2 trillion, could raise subscription prices for its services or limit options if it acquires Activision-Blizzard, the studio behind extremely popular gaming titles such as “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft.”
Microsoft manufactures one of the leading gaming consoles, the Xbox, and has already acquired Mojang, the studio behind “Minecraft,” and Zenimax Media, which created “Fallout,” “Elder Scrolls,” “Doom,” and other popular titles.
Microsoft announced the $70 billion acquisition of Activision-Blizzard on Jan. 18. The company’s CEO, Bobby Kotick, said the deal will “help ensure our continued success in an increasingly competitive industry.”
The Hill has reached out to Microsoft and the FTC for comment.
Activision-Blizzard has also come under the spotlight for allegedly promoting a “frat boy” work culture. Workers at the gaming company filed a lawsuit in September with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, alleging sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace.
In Tuesday’s letter, the groups said Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard could make the situation worse by stifling unionization efforts at the gaming company.
“Now, as those workers seek to form a union to address their collective interests, the potential takeover by Microsoft threatens to further undermine workers’ rights and suppress wages,” the groups said.
“The fact that none of Microsoft’s US-based employees belong to a union underscores Microsoft’s success in preventing its labor force from organizing to protect worker interest.”
–Updated on March 2 at 10:50 a.m.
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(Audubon) Teachers in the Audubon School District will receive a 3.27% salary increase for next year. In addition to the teacher salaries rising, Superintendent Eric Trager says non-certified staff will receive a $1.00 per hour raise. They also approved bonuses for licensed staff not included in the Governor’s teacher retention bonuses. “There were several of our licensed staff that did not qualify for that. They had a pretty narrow definition of who qualified as a teacher so for example our school counselors didn’t qualify, our school social worker, our teacher leaders, those folks didn’t qualify. We asked the board a bonus for those folks that didn’t qualify for the Governor’s bonus and the board approved that as well. We have our package of salary increases pretty well completed and contracts are going out. We are excited to have that behind us and we hope we’ve done right by our employees this year.” | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556650373327/unit-4-school-board-and-champaign-federation-of-teachers-have-a-tentative-agreement | 2022-04-01T01:12:28Z |
ELLSWORTH — The 11th Annual Hancock County Food Drive will kick off with a county-wide food collection and fundraising event on Saturday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Keep an eye out for food drive volunteers, dressed in fruit and vegetable costumes, who will be stationed outside 10 grocery stores across the county to collect food donations, raise funds and rally excitement for the drive, which runs through April 30.
The Hancock County Food Drive is an annual collaborative campaign that raises funds and food donations for local food pantries, meal sites and school backpack programs. In 2021, the 19 partner organizations collaborated to raise $37,574 and 4,500 food item donations, equaling a total of 116,472 meals for Hancock County residents. This year, drive partners aim to raise $40,000 during the month-long campaign.
In addition to the kick-off event on April 2, the food drive is hosting the Read-a-Thon, a fundraising challenge for K-8 readers to secure pledges for each page read during the month, and the Miles for Meals challenge for walkers, runners and hikers of all ages and abilities to raise funds for each mile covered from April 16-24. Additionally, community members are encouraged to participate through hosting their own event that aligns with their interests and skills, which can be registered through the website, in addition to donation and participation links.
With the help of the Maine Community Foundation, Tradewinds of Blue Hill and MDI Hospital, the food drive has already raised $21,500 and is more than halfway to its goal.
For more information about these events and how to contribute, visit www.hcfooddrive.org or contact Rachel Emus at [email protected] | https://www.mdislander.com/maine-news/hancock-county-food-drive-starts-april-2 | 2022-04-01T01:12:29Z |
Alpharetta, GA (March 31, 2022)—Multi-platinum music producer and songwriter Ronnie “Lil’ Ronnie” Jackson has launched a new flagship studio at his Einnor complex near Atlanta featuring a Solid State Logic Origin 32-channel analog mixing console and SSL UF8 DAW controller.
The 100,000-square-foot facility, located in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, houses multiple production and writing rooms, plus a host of amenities more typically found at a high-end boutique hotel, including a gym, steam room, sauna, liquor license and butler service. The newest studio, designated A1, is the larger of the two main record production control rooms at the Einnor — Ronnie spelled backwards — complex and was completed in January 2022.
“It’s the best room,” says Jackson, who has worked with Queen Naija, Bow Wow, R. Kelly, Mary J. Blige, 2 Chainz, T.I., T-Pain, Britney Spears, Tyrese, K. Michelle, Ludacris, Ciara and Usher, among others. “For me, you don’t have an official studio unless you have an SSL; that’s the truth of the matter. Some of the bigger SSL consoles are staples, but I wanted to have the newest equipment and the best equipment. So when SSL came out with the Origin, I said, this is it.”
Jackson says he was attracted to a number of Origin’s features from the jump. First and foremost, “It’s analog,” he states. “The truth of the matter is that maybe 80% of the people work in the box. But you have to have an SSL for cutting drums or other live instruments — you need that sound.”
Lil Ronnie Launches Einnor Studios in Atlanta
Plus, he adds, “It’s not going to kill me in power,” referring to the efficiencies afforded by Origin’s power supply scheme. The new console consumes about 40 watts when in sleep mode, and also generates less heat while functioning — offering additional cost savings through reduced air conditioning requirements.
Addressing today’s hybrid music production workflows, he says, “I have the SSL UF8 DAW controller in my Origin. That takes it up another notch. You have the analog audio, but you can literally recall something up in the workstation.”
The two large A control rooms and three smaller B production suites are networked together over Dante. Because the live room attached to the A2 room offers more space, Jackson says, the network enables anyone working upstairs at A1’s Origin console to cut drums in A2’s tracking room on the floor below. “So the SSL will have the capability to access and be used in every room, thanks to Dante,” he says. | https://www.mixonline.com/recording/facilities/atlanta-studio-complex-unveils-flagship-room | 2022-04-01T01:12:29Z |
Nearly 70% of medical debt in collections will be removed from credit reports, bureaus say
Medical debt is a costly burden that weighs on millions of patients who seek life-saving care — it's the leading cause of bankruptcy in America and the largest source of personal debt among consumers.
In an effort to support those who are faced with unexpected hospital bills, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion will soon remove nearly 70% of medical debt in collections from credit reports.
"Medical collections debt often arises from unforeseen medical circumstances," credit bureau executives said in a joint statement. "These changes are another step we’re taking together to help people across the United States focus on their financial and personal wellbeing."
Keep reading to learn more about the agencies' new policy around medical debt reporting, as well as how to pay off unpaid hospital bills in collections. You can also enroll in free Experian credit monitoring services through Credible.
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Removing medical debt from reporting may boost consumer credit scores
Beginning in July, paid medical debt in collections will no longer be included in credit reporting. And in the first half of 2023, the credit bureaus will no longer include medical collections debt under $500 on credit reports.
The agencies are also increasing the time period before unpaid medical bills would appear on a consumers' credit history to one year, up from six months previously. They anticipate the combined measures will remove nearly 70% of existing medical debt tradelines.
The decision came shortly after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report finding that unpaid medical bills account for 58% of debt in collections.
"Even when a patient tries to battle to get an accurate bill or an insurance claim paid, medical debt collectors have a weapon that is hard to fight against: the credit report," CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said.
While the credit bureaus have effectively dropped many types of medical bills from credit reporting, millions of consumers are still faced with debt in collections. If these bills remain unpaid, they could potentially result in negative credit score impacts after a one-year period. Third-party debt collectors may eventually pursue civil action to recuperate the costs, which can result in wage garnishment and attorney fees.
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How to pay off medical debt in collections
Although some medical collections debt will soon be dropped from credit reporting, consumers still owe the balance of their unpaid bills from prior health care services. Here are a few strategies for repaying medical debt in collections:
- Negotiate your medical bills with the provider or debt collector
- Utilize a medical financing card or 0% APR credit card
- Consolidate medical debts into a fixed-rate personal loan
Read more about each method in the sections below.
Negotiate your medical bills with the provider or debt collector
Patients may be able to settle their medical bills for less than they owe by negotiating with the collection agency that holds the debt. It may also be possible to enroll in an interest-free payment plan to spread your hospital bills into lower monthly installments. Here are a few negotiation tips from the CFPB:
- Ask the debt collector for a written notice about the origin of the debt and how much money is owed. You should also know the age of the debt, so you can see if it meets your state's statute of limitations.
- Propose a realistic debt settlement or repayment proposal. Calculate how much you can afford to pay each month, or see if you have enough money to settle the debt in a smaller lump-sum.
- Be honest about your situation, as you may have more room to ask for a discount if you have a long-term health condition or other financial burden. Take notes of your conversation with the creditor.
You can use a cost comparison tool like Healthcare Bluebook to research the average price of the service you received in your area, which may be used as leverage while you negotiate the balance in your collection account. And if you aren't confident in your own negotiation skills, you may consider enlisting the help of a nonprofit credit counselor to speak with your creditors on your behalf.
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Utilize a medical financing card or 0% APR credit card
Some medical providers offer low-interest and no-interest financing options through a medical credit card like CareCredit. Keep in mind that these payment plans are typically offered through the original health care provider, not debt collectors. They also typically come with a high purchase APR if you don't adhere to the payment agreement.
Alternatively, you could consider opening a new credit card with a 0% APR purchase period. This may allow you to repay your medical expenses without paying interest for a period of up to 21 months. It's important to note that these offers are generally reserved for applicants with very good or excellent credit, defined by the FICO model as 740 or higher.
You can visit Credible to compare credit cards with 0% APR introductory offers.
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Consolidate medical debts into a fixed-rate personal loan
One common way to repay debt is with an unsecured personal loan that you repay in fixed monthly payments over a set period of months or years. Since personal loans have fixed interest rates, they may offer more favorable repayment terms than variable-rate credit cards.
Personal loan lenders determine interest rates and eligibility based on a borrower's credit score. Applicants with excellent credit will qualify for the lowest rates possible, while those with bad credit may not be eligible at all.
To see if you're a good candidate, you can get prequalified for a debt consolidation loan with a soft credit check. You can also browse current interest rates in the table below, and use Credible's personal loan calculator to estimate your monthly payments.
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The number of students learning the English language in Indiana is growing and schools are feeling the impact.
This week, News 8’s Camila Fernandez is taking a deep dive into dual-language education and how some schools in Indianapolis are meeting their students’ cultural and linguistic needs.
Across Indiana, there are nearly 78,000 students called English learners who receive lessons in both English and Spanish. The number of English learners in Indiana schools has increased by almost 27,000 from six years ago.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — More and more students are becoming English learners in Indiana and there’s one Indianapolis school district that’s seen a significant change in its classrooms.
This year, several hundred students became English learners at Wayne Township Schools.
The school district is pushing to make sure that these students feel welcome while helping them improve their English language skills.
“We want them to be immersed in the language, but we also don’t want them to be frustrated or feel lost,” said Dennisha Murff, the Language Assistance Program curriculum coordinator at Wayne Township.
Wayne Township has 3,558 English learners, which is 368 students more than in 2021. There are 16,330 students in the Marion County school system. According to the Wayne Township school district last year, it had 16,451 students.
To help English learners thrive, the school district has created a Language Assistance Program (LAP) that’s fully staffed with 52 teachers, 46 paraprofessionals or classroom assistants, and two Language Assistance Program parent liaisons.
At Rhoades Elementary School, there are more than 200 English learners with three full-time and one part-time language assistance teachers, as well as additional resources.
“Sometimes the student might just need a paraprofessional to come and support them in the classroom. Sometimes you might have a student who is really new to the country and they need more one-on-one attention or a small group. In that case, we would pull them out and work with them in the LAP classroom,” language assistance program teacher at Wayne Township Emily Polanco, said.
Aretha Britton is the school’s principal. She says with a growing English learners student population, there are some challenges.
“As our enrollment continues to increase, it gets harder and harder to cluster those classrooms or to spread the love because we only have this many teachers, or three or four paras, and we just can’t get to all the needs like we really want to,” principal of Rhoades Elementary School, Aretha Britton, said.
However, the school district says they are looking at expansion.
“That requires us to look at other countries because if we would do something like that, we really want to make sure that we have a native speaker because that is a true immersion program, a dual language program, so there are lot’s of pieces to the puzzle, but it has been brought up,” Murff said.
Overall, the school district says they’re focused on supporting their teachers to help give students the education they deserve.
“That is our ultimate goal. That every classroom has a teacher, a highly qualified teacher, who is well versed in sheltered instruction, and can use that in their daily instructional practices,” Murff said. | https://www.wishtv.com/news/inside-story/wayne-township-schools-language-assistance-program-finds-growing-need/ | 2022-04-01T01:12:31Z |
Only approximately 3% of American lawyers are board certified
DALLAS, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bradley Arant Boult Cummings is pleased to announce that partner Dick Sayles has earned National Board Certification as a trial lawyer advocate by The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA).
National Board Certification is the highest, most stringent and most reliable honor an attorney can achieve. Board certifications are the only distinctions awarded by non-profit organizations. The NBTA as well as all board-certifying organizations are committed to safeguarding the public's ability to choose a good attorney.
Mr. Sayles has been board certified in Texas for more than 30 years in both civil trial law and personal injury trial law, and now has the honor of being nationally recognized for his dedication to the legal profession. The extensive screening that NBTA board certified attorneys must complete includes demonstrating substantial trial experience, submission of judicial and peer references, attendance in continuing legal education courses, submission of legal writing documents, proof of good standing and passing of an examination.
The NBTA was formed out of a strong conviction that both the law profession and its clients would benefit from an organization designed specifically to create an objective set of standards illustrating an attorney's experience and expertise in the practice of trial law.
Mr. Sayles has been honored as the Dallas Bar Association's Trial Lawyer of the Year and recognized by Benchmark Litigation and The Best Lawyers in America®. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the International Society of Barristers. Mr. Sayles also was featured in Texas Lawbook's "Lions of the Texas Bar" and has been selected among the Texas Super Lawyers "Top 10 Lawyers in Texas" multiple times. Mr. Sayles was previously recognized in the 2020 edition of the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America and the Lawdragon's Hall of Fame.
About Bradley
Bradley combines skilled legal counsel with exceptional client service and unwavering integrity to assist a diverse range of corporate and individual clients in achieving their business goals. With offices in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and the District of Columbia, the firm's nearly 600 lawyers represent clients worldwide in a wide range of professions, including financial services, healthcare, construction, technology, energy, insurance, and many others.
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R4 POLYTRACK OPEN TRIAL
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"Cheer Boxes," Now En Route to Poland, Meant to Bring Joy to the Youngest Who Have Been Displaced
LAS VEGAS, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty ONE Group, a modern, purpose-driven lifestyle brand and ONE of the fastest growing franchisors in the world, set off on a crusade only three short weeks ago to collect tens of thousands of shoe boxes of toys, "cheer boxes," for Ukrainian children who have been displaced by the war.
The idea came from the daughters of the company's CEO and founder, Kuba Jewgieniew, who wanted children to help children in need. Jewgieniew's parents and family are from Poland while his wife, Luba Jewgieniew, was born and raised in Ukraine. The family originally hoped to collect just 300 boxes, but the result was well beyond anything the girls or the company could have expected.
"People helping people is what our COOLTURE (cool + culture) is all about," said Kuba Jewgieniew, CEO and Founder of Realty ONE Group. "Our entire ONE family across 45 states shared their love along with local schools, hospitals, neighbors and other real estate companies and it was ONE of the most amazing things I've ever experienced.
In total, Realty ONE Group estimates it collected more than 30,000 cheer boxes stuffed with toys, some clothing and loving, hand-crafted notes to all ages of Ukrainian children. The boxes began to overflow at the company's several hub offices in Orange County, Phoenix and Las Vegas, and now have been crated and shipped to the east coast where they'll make the final trek overseas to the south of Poland where Jewgieniew's family will drive distribution efforts.
Realty ONE Group has a long legacy of giving back through its 501(c)3, ONE Cares, having impacted nearly 300,000 lives in 2021, giving back more than $200,000 to organizations everywhere while planting 139,000 trees through its ONE Tree, ONE World program to make the earth greener as we expand our footprint around the world.
The UNBrokerage, as it's known in the industry, now has more than 17,000 real estate professionals in more than 400 offices in 45 states, Washington D.C. and Canada and will be opening in Ecuador, Costa Rica, Italy, Singapore and Spain, in addition to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.
Learn more at www.OwnAOne.com.
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About Realty ONE Group
Founded in 2005, Realty ONE Group is an industry disruptor, radically changing the face of real estate franchising with its unique business model, fun coolture, technology infrastructure and superior support for its real estate professionals. The company has rapidly evolved to include more than 17,000 real estate professionals in over 400+ offices across 45 U.S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Canada, Italy, Spain, Singapore and Costa Rica. Realty ONE Group ranks in the top one percent in the nation by REAL Trends, has been recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine as a Top 5 Real Estate Franchise and has been on Inc. 500's list of the Fastest-Growing Companies for seven consecutive years. Realty ONE Group is surging ahead, opening doors, not only for its clients but for real estate professionals and franchise owners. To learn more, visit www.RealtyONEGroup.com.
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New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is on a two-day official visit to India, is expected to meet and hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday.
Lavrov arrived in India on Thursday. This is the first trip of Lavrov to India since Moscow launched a "special military operation" in Ukraine on February 24.
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Lavrov's visit comes soon after China's foreign minister Wang Yi visit to India last week and ahead of the 2+2 dialogues set to be held between India and the US on April 11.
The Russian Foreign Minister reached New Delhi after his two-day visit to China.
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On Wednesday, in China, Lavrov held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and both sides pledged to strengthen bilateral ties. Lavrov informed the Chinese side of the Russia-Ukraine talks, saying Russia is committed to easing the tensions, continuing peace talks with Ukraine, and maintaining communication with the international community.
Russian Foreign Minister participated in two multinational meetings on Afghanistan along with representatives from Pakistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Lavrov also held meetings with representatives from China and Pakistan and attended a separate meeting of the "Extended Troika" with special Afghan envoys from China and the US. (ANI)
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BAR HARBOR — Last year more than 105,000 Americans fell victim to scams at a loss of more than $1 billion. The average individual loss, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was just under $10,000. There were approximately 1,900 people in 2020 who lost more than $100,000.
And those are just the crimes that are reported. In the United States, it is estimated that 82 percent of scam-related crimes go unreported, mostly because the victims are embarrassed to come forward.
Mount Desert Island is not immune.
This week in Southwest Harbor, a local couple was scammed out of more than $10,000. It didn’t stop there. Unbeknownst to the victims, they had given the scammers access into their computer, which allowed their identities and other information to be compromised also. The scammer in this instance convinced the couple to withdraw money from their bank and send it to an out-of-state address. Due to the severity of this case, the FBI is investigating, and steps have been taken to secure their account and identities from future abuse.
According to Southwest Harbor Police Chief John Hall, “this is not the first case in town in the last month or so.” He said he is seeing a rise in fraud-based crimes and wants the community to be aware so they can take measures to protect themselves.
In many instances, the scammers have done their homework, said Hall. They know just enough personal information about their would-be victim to tell a convincing story that plays on emotions and prompts action. Other times, scammers represent themselves as being from a government agency – one that is either respected or feared – and work to keep their target on the phone throughout the transaction so they cannot independently verify the fraud while it is in progress.
A steady stream of fraud also comes across the desk of the Bar Harbor Police Department, according to officer Christopher Dickens, who recently worked a case where scammers convinced a person to send $10,000 cash in an empty box to an out-of-state residential address. The person thought they were sending the money to bail tchild out of jail in another state, but that wasn’t the case.
Dickens said he regularly sees three different types of fraud. There is the “grandmother” scam where a person is told that a loved one is in trouble and needs immediate financial help to get out of it.
Then there is a rental scam where people respond to ads on third-party sites while looking for year-round rental or vacation rentals. In this instance, people might be told to fill out applications that contain sensitive and personal information, followed by a request to forward money. Last year Dickens was called out to a property in town that someone thought they had rented for a vacation only to find out that the homeowner was there and had not listed the property.
The third scam involves gift cards where victims are told to purchase gift cards and then relay the information on the back of the card, which gives immediate access of the funds to the scammer.
In the internet age, the amount of personal information available to the public continues to increase, said Dickens, allowing scammers to mine data and social media accounts to get a fairly good picture of an intended target. Family photos, names of relatives and even email addresses and phone numbers are relatively easy to locate online. Armed with that data, scammers can craft a convincing story.
While these types of crimes affect all age groups, those over the age of 60 tend to be victimized at higher rates than other age groups. In 2020, there were a reported 23,186 victims under age 20 and 105,301 victims aged 60 and above. Losses associated with scams targeting that latter age group have tripled from roughly $320,000 in 2017 to nearly $975,000 in 2020.
“If something seems too good to be true, it probably is,” said Dickens, adding that the local police departments are willing to vet information for residents if they have questions.
Dickens said that officers are generally able to tell if something is a scam and he urges residents to avoid “faceless transactions,” whereby someone is unwilling to meet in person. “If someone is asking you for a substantial amount of money, don’t commit to it unless you can meet a person face to face,” he said.
Tips to protect information
The FBI offers the following tips:
Be careful what you post and make public online. Scammers can use details shared on social media and dating sites to better understand and target you.
Never send money to anyone you have only communicated with online or by phone.
Legitimate customer, security or tech support companies will not initiate unsolicited contact with individuals nor will they demand immediate payment or require payment via prepaid cards, wire transfers or mailed cash.
Install ad-blocking software that eliminates or reduces pop-ups and malvertising. Ensure all computer anti-virus, security and malware protections are up to date.
Be cautious of customer support numbers obtained via open-source searching. Phone numbers listed in a “sponsored” results section are likely boosted as a result of search engine advertising.
Resist the pressure to act quickly. Criminals will urge the victim to act fast to protect their device. Legitimate companies will allow time for a person to process and research any questions.
Never give unknown, unverified persons remote access to devices or accounts.
Government or law enforcement officials will not demand payment by prepaid cards, wire transfers or overnight mailed cash, nor contact a subject by phone to notify they are under investigation.
Legitimate government or law enforcement actions will likely occur in person or by official letters. | https://www.mdislander.com/maine-news/island-residents-fall-prey-to-scammers | 2022-04-01T01:12:35Z |
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to endorse the African Union’s new transitional mission in Somalia and authorized it to take action against al-Qaida and Islamic State extremist groups and conduct a phased handover of security responsibilities to Somalia’s government.
The African Union Transitional Mission in Somalia, known as ATMIS, replaces the African Union Mission in Somalia, known as AMISOM, which has been in the Horn of Africa nation for 15 years trying to build lasting peace and security.
While the resolution adopted by the council recognizes significant changes in the security situation since it authorized AMISOM in February 2007 and improvements in Somalia’s capability to respond to security challenges, it also reaffirms “the need to combat terrorist threats by all means.”
Only in the past few years has Somalia begun to find its footing after three decades of chaos from warlords to the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group and the emergence of Islamic State-linked extremist groups. Last year, a political crisis further postponed long-delayed elections and lower house elections which were to be completed on March 15 are still not complete, further delaying the vote for a new president.
The British-drafted resolution authorizes the new ATMIS mission to support the Somali forces “in providing security for the political process at all levels.”
The Security Council underscored that completing the electoral process without further delay and achieving “a peaceful transition of power” will help Somalia move ahead with its national priorities and support its 2021 transition plan which outlines steps toward the gradual handover of responsibilities for security from international forces to the government.
The council reiterated its objective “of enabling Somalia to take full responsibility for its own security, including through assuming the leading role in countering and addressing the threat posed by al-Shabab.”
The resolution authorizes ATMIS to conduct jointly planned operations with Somali security forces “to degrade al-Shabab and affiliates linked to ISIL,” an acronym for the Islamic State group.
The council authorized AU member nations to deploy up to 19,626 uniformed personnel, including a minimum of 1.040 police, until Dec. 31, and endorsed the AU Peace and Security Council’s decision to reduce the peacekeeping force by 2,000 by that date. It authorized a reduced force of 17,626 between Jan. 1 and March 31, 2023, and noted that a joint proposal including the AU and Somalia envisions further cuts to 14,626 in September 2023, 10,626 in June 2024 and “zero personnel” by the end of December 2024.
The resolution welcomes the Somali government’s intention to generate 3,850 new security forces by December 2022, 8,525 new forces by September 2023 and 10,450 new forces by June 2024.
AMISOM was funded by voluntary contributions, especially from the European Union, with logistical support from the United Nations. The Security Council urged U.N. member nations, including new donors, “to consider providing predictable, sustainable and multi-year support for ATMIS.”
After the vote, Britain’s deputy U.N. ambassador James Kariuki thanked council members for their support “in the adoption of this landmark resolution.”
U.S. deputy ambassador Richard Mills said the resolution “provides a vital opportunity to build on AMISOM’s efforts and take the next steps to roll back al-Shabaab, enabling Somalia to provide the security and stability required for the Somali people to achieve their aspirations.”
“Al-Shabab is a formidable and adaptable threat to Somalia, and to East Africa more broadly,” he said. “As al-Qaeda’s largest and best financed affiliate, al-Shabab represents a threat that requires a vigorous and broad-based response. The ATMIS mandate provides the opportunity to adapt and reinvigorate the African-led, international effort against al-Shabab.
Albania’s political coordinator Arian Spasse noted al-Shabab’s increased attacks on security forces and civilians in recent months and called on the government again to complete elections.
“It is crucial the newly elected government turn its focus to the deteriorating security situation, to the undertaking of reforms, and to the humanitarian crisis caused by the unprecedented droughts, which is plunging the population into another famine,” he said. “Further delays will give al-Shabaab more time to overshadow the government’s effort to provide peace and prosperity, and will fuel al-Shabab propaganda as an alternative to a democratically elected government.”
Somalia’s U.N. Ambassador Abukar Osman expressed disappointment that the council’s resolution didn’t provide more funding for its security forces, address the need for a unified and centralized command for ATMIS, and greater logistical support
Addressing these issues will ensure that the resolution is aligned with Somalia’s strategic document on security, he said. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/un-authorizes-new-au-mission-in-somalia-to-combat-extremists/ | 2022-04-01T01:12:34Z |
Seoul, South Korea (March 30, 2022)—K-pop has become a global force in recent times, making steady inroads into the U.S. market ever since Wonder Girls became the first South Korean group to enter the Billboard Hot 100 with “Nobody” in 2009. The label/music production business behind that act, JYP Entertainment, has powered much of the genre’s success with artists like Stray Kids, ITZY, TWICE and NiziU. With the company and its acts only getting bigger, inevitably its in-house recording facilities had to grow as well; as a result, JYP recently built a new, larger facility with gear from a variety of manufacturers, including Van Damme Cables from the UK.
The project took two years to complete with the help of regional audio outfit Gearlounge. All systems were built from scratch and Van Damme cables were selected for all six main rooms. Cables used in the project included Van Damme Blue Series Studio Grade 16 Pair, Blue Series Studio Grade 8 Pair and Pro Grade Classic XKE.
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Herpreet Kaur Singh, commercial director at VDC Trading, noted that Van Damme Cables is currently working with Gearlounge on another install within the K-pop industry. | https://www.mixonline.com/recording/facilities/van-damme-jyp-entertainment-k-pop-powerhouse | 2022-04-01T01:12:35Z |
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President Biden will call for greater regulation around kids’ safety online during his first State of the Union address tonight. It’s a topic that has been unifying lawmakers on Capitol Hill in recent months.
Meanwhile, social media companies continue to roll out policies restricting access to Russian state-controlled media amid Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Let’s jump into the news.
Biden to take on tech
President Biden will outline a plan to tackle the mental health crisis during his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, which will focus heavily on holding social media companies accountable for their role in it.
The Biden administration argues that the mental health crisis among young people is “accentuated by large social media platforms, which for years have been conducting a national experiment on our children and using their data to keep them clicking—with enormous consequences,” according to senior administration officials.
In the address, Biden will call on Congress to strengthen privacy protections, ban targeted advertising to children and demand that technology companies stop collecting personal data on children.
“The evidence is mounting that social media plays a systemic role in worsening the mental health of countless young people,” senior administration officials said.
The strategy to address the mental health crisis is part of an overall “unity agenda” that the president will outline in the State of the Union.
Tech targets Russian state-controlled media
Multiple tech giants including Apple, Google’s YouTube and Meta have announced measures aimed at taking on Russian state-controlled media.
Meta’s update: Meta will demote posts from Russian state-controlled media accounts or linking to the outlets across Facebook and Instagram globally, executives said Tuesday.
The tech giant will make content from the pages “harder to find” across its platforms in response to growing calls from global leaders to limit access to the Russian state-controlled outlets as the nation pushes forward with its invasion of Ukraine.
The platforms will also begin to “label these links” and “provide more information to people before they share them or click on them to let them know that they lead to state-controlled media websites,” Meta Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg told reporters.
The update comes one day after Facebook said it would restrict access to Russian state-controlled media in the European Union (EU). Read more about Meta’s update.
YouTube joins: YouTube is banning some Russian state media outlets in Europe in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
YouTube said on Tuesday that RT and Sputnik would be banned immediately from its platform.
“It’ll take time for our systems to fully ramp up. Our teams continue to monitor the situation around the clock to take swift action,” a YouTube spokesperson stated. Read more about YouTube’s ban.
Apple’s approach: The Apple App Store has also blocked downloads of Russian state media sources RT News and Sputnik outside of Russia.
The tech giant is halting the sales of all products in Russia amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine, a company spokesperson told The Hill Tuesday.
“We are deeply concerned about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and stand with all of the people who are suffering as a result of the violence,” they said in a statement. Read more about Apple’s announcement.
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RUSSIA’S PUSH
Russian officials said that the major U.S. tech companies Meta and Google should be held responsible for “inciting war” amid its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry suggested on Tuesday that a system should be created to hold Western tech companies accountable for “inciting war.”
Google and Meta are among the few tech companies that are facing possible restrictive measures in Russia after failing to open offices and apply other measures that are required by the country’s communication law, according to Reuters.
Russia’s state communications agency also demanded tech companies stop discriminating against Russian media in Europe, according to the report.
TWITTER SUSPENDS SENATE CANDIDATE
Twitter temporarily suspended a Missouri U.S. Senate candidate’s account Monday for violating the platform’s policy against hateful conduct.
The violative post from Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) claimed that “Women’s sports are for women, not men pretending to be women,” and included a link to an ad targeting trans University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas.
Twitter’s hateful conduct policy bars harassing or promoting violence against any group or individuals based on identity, including gender and sexual orientation.
“This includes targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals,” a spokesperson for the platform told The Hill.
“The account owner will need to delete the violative Tweet and spend 12 hours in read-only mode before regaining full access to their account,” they added.
Microsoft acquisition draws consumer focus
Fifteen labor and consumer rights groups sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday, urging the agency to investigate Microsoft’s pending acquisition of top gaming company Activision-Blizzard.
The organizations, including Communication Workers of America and the Center for Digital Democracy, said the merger poses anticompetitive concerns in the booming gaming industry.
“If the FTC clears this merger, Microsoft will become the third largest gaming company in the world,” the letter reads. “The gaming industry, as the commission is aware, has now outstripped revenues from the global film and US sports business combined. The proposed merger fits an alarming pattern of concentration in the gaming industry over the past several years.”
BITS AND PIECES
An op-ed to chew on: America’s competitive edge is shrinking — Congress can reverse the trend
Lighter click: The best spy
Notable links from around the web:
How Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nick Fuentes Are Easing White Power into the GOP Mainstream (MotherJones / Ali Breland)
How Ukrainians have used social media to humiliate the Russians and rally the world (The Washington Post / Drew Harwell and Rachel Lerman)
Russia’s war in Ukraine is raising cyber risks worldwide (Protocol / Ben Brody)
Secretive Algorithm Will Now Determine Uber Driver Pay in Many Cities (The Markup / Dara Kerr)
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One last thing: Tech CEO’s son dies at 26
Microsoft Corp. Executive Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella’s son has died at the age of 26.
A spokesperson for the company told The Hill on Monday that Zain Nadella, who was born with cerebral palsy, had died.
“Very sadly Satya’s son Zain Nadella has passed away. The Nadellas are taking time to grieve privately as a family,” the spokesperson said.
In his book “Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone,” released in September 2017, Nadella credited his three children, including Zain, with “softening his outlook on both work and life,” according to The Wall Street Journal.
Nadella has also been supportive of efforts by Microsoft to make products for individuals with disabilities. He applauded a prototype presented by a group of employees in 2015 that gamers with disabilities could use, according to the Journal.
That’s it for today, thanks for reading. Check out The Hill’s technology and cybersecurity pages for the latest news and coverage. We’ll see you Wednesday.{mosads}
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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Free health services are coming to Indianapolis in April.
A nonprofit group will turn Lucas Oil Stadium into a megaclinic, and participants won’t need health insurance to attend.
In a couple of weeks, the football field at the stadium will turn into a hospital. Pathway to Health, a nonprofit affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, will host the event. The stadium will be transformed into a free pop-up megaclinic for four days.
“It’s the individual impact that drives us, and it is important for us to see how it impacts people who can’t get health care and dental care for a number of reasons. Whether they are uninsured or underinsured, just the accessibility to procedures, we are offering that hope to health,” said Ivan Golubić, president and chief executive officer of Pathway to Health.
The Indianapolis Mega Clinic dates are from April 17-20.
People can show up without medical insurance and receive free medical, dental and vision help, and additional services. The organization expects to see over 1,000 people a day, and everything is first-come, first-served, but, if you need dental services, you’ll need to pre-register online.
More than 2,000 volunteers will be there, and, out of them, half are licensed, medical professionals.
“Everybody is donating their time from New York, Washington State, California, but we have about 40% of volunteers who come from Indiana,” Golubić said. | https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/lucas-oil-stadium-to-turn-into-free-mega-clinic-in-april/ | 2022-04-01T01:12:38Z |
Agreement Contains Substantial Wage, Benefit Increases
SIMI VALLEY, Calif., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After nine months of negotiations, workers at Waste Management, Inc. (WMI) in Simi Valley, Calif. have voted by a 97 percent margin to ratify their first contract with Teamsters Local 186.
"These workers were tired of the harassment and mistreatment from management, so they fought hard to organize and then they fought hard for a collective bargaining agreement," said Abel Garcia, Local 186 Secretary-Treasurer. "This was a long, tough fight but we overcame the company's stall tactics. The WMI Negotiating Committee hammered out the issues and stuck together throughout the process. It's a great first contract."
The contract includes a number of substantial improvements, including significant annual wage increases, overtime guarantees, pension contributions, and a better, more affordable union health care plan.
Juan Moreno, a residential driver who has been with WMI for over 24 years, served on the union negotiating committee and is proud to be working under a strong Teamster contract.
"With the union, work is better for everyone," said Moreno. "The pay is better, they have to treat us better, and now we have the confidence to talk about our problems and concerns. My wife is in a union, so I've seen how other people in a union are at work. They're much happier, much less stressed on the job."
Teamsters Local 186 represents workers in a wide variety of industries throughout Ventura County and the surrounding communities. For more information, go to https://www.teamsterslocal186.org/.
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DALLAS, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE: ENLC) (EnLink) has expanded its Carbon Solutions Group with the hiring of Robert "Bob" Purgason, a seasoned energy expert and prior executive of EnLink Midstream's predecessor, Crosstex Energy. Purgason will lead EnLink's Carbon Solutions Group as Managing Director of Carbon Solutions.
Purgason brings extensive industry experience in growing new business lines and excellent industry relationships, both of which will help EnLink grow its carbon capture, transportation, and sequestration (CCS) business. Purgason will lead our Carbon Solutions Group, which consists of in-house commercial and engineering talent, including Scott Goldberg, Vice President of Carbon Solutions, who will continue to lead the day-to-day execution of the CCS business.
"The emerging CCS business is the most exciting opportunity for EnLink to participate in the energy transition, and it's critical, after establishing a complete CCS offering, that we have the right resources to make the most of our competitive advantages to scale this business," Chairman and CEO Barry Davis said. "When we think about the size of the opportunity and the work needed to fulfill its potential, we see the need for an executive level leader who can bring strategic vision and deep experience building new businesses. Having worked closely with Bob, I am confident his extensive industry knowledge, deep connections within the market, and business development experience, combined with his innate leadership abilities, will be extremely complimentary to our team."
Purgason brings over 40 years of experience in operations, business development and finance in the energy industry, including five years at Crosstex Energy serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Most recently, he was CEO of the predecessor to Altus Midstream. Prior to that, Purgason held senior executive positions at Williams Co. and Access Midstream.
Purgason currently serves on the board of directors of L.B. Foster Co. He has served on the Executive Committee of Texas Pipeline Association and Board of Directors at GPA Midstream Association. He holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma.
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BAR HARBOR — Charlie Parker, a Mount Desert Island High School senior who lives in Hancock, has received the school’s 2022 Principal’s Award.
The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association (MPA), is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship.
“Throughout his years at MDI High School, Charlie has distinguished himself in the classroom, as an athlete and as a leader in the school and the community who we can look to as a source of inspiration,” Principal Matt Haney said in announcing the award. ”He very much deserves this recognition.”
Parker’s speech at a Black Lives Matter rally in Bar Harbor in June 2000, in which he talked about experiencing racism at school, helped galvanize the local anti-racism movement and led to the formation of the MDI Regional School System’s Anti-Racism Task Force.
The Principal’s Award is presented each year by more than 100 public and private high principals who are members of the MPA, the professional association that represents Maine’s school administrators. | https://www.mdislander.com/maine-news/parker-chosen-for-principals-award | 2022-04-01T01:12:41Z |
Flero, Italy (March 31, 2022)—Italian loudspeaker manufacturer Outline has released newly updated software and firmware for its FPGA-based multi-source processing platform, Newton, which combines filter technology, multi-format audio signal routing, multi-format standards conversion and digital signal synchronization in a single 1RU, networkable chassis.
New updates to the Dashboard application (software v1.9.4 and firmware v0.97) include enhancements to the functionality of WFIR filters, the addition of GPIO port control and extended compatibility for the latest Apple Macintosh computers.
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The further development of Outline’s WFIR (Warped Finite Impulse Response) filters has led to a new Equalization Coefficient Synthesis Algorithm (EQ-CSA), which is said to accelerate the group EQ speed functionality and extend the filter resolution. This is applicable for a single Newton or when multiple Newton units are networked together; that kind of multi-unit control means that audio equalization options can be simultaneously deployed across multiple festival stages.
The new updates also expand the number of Apple Mac computers now compatible with the company’s software, as Big Sur and Monterey operating systems are now supported, and further, Dashboard is now fully compatible with new Macs using the M1 chip.
The update also introduces the option of using Newton’s GPIO capability to manage some internal functions for safety and evacuation purposes. | https://www.mixonline.com/technology/news-products/outline-newton-software-firmware-updates-debut | 2022-04-01T01:12:41Z |
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 1 (ANI): Amid the financial crisis, Sri Lanka will be witnessing 12-hour power cuts in several areas on Friday, announced the Public Utilities Commission of the island nation.
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) announced that a 12-hour power cut will be imposed in several areas on Friday due to the lack of sufficient fuel to generate thermal power and water to generate hydropower, Colombo Page reported.
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The PUCSL said, "areas in the 20 power zones from 'A' to 'S' will experience a power disruption of 12 hours on four occasions from 4.00 am (local time) to midnight subject to a maximum of four hours for each interruption".
Six zones of M, N, O, X, Y and Z will experience power interruption of five hours and 30 minutes on two occasions between 5.30 am to 6.00 pm. Power cut for the new CC area will last for 3 hours and 30 minutes from 6.00 am to 9.30 am (local time), Colombo Page reported.
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Sri Lanka's economy has been in a free fall since the COVID-19 pandemic due to the crash of the tourism sector.
Sri Lanka is presently facing a foreign exchange shortage which has led to a fuel, power and gas shortage and has sought the assistance of friendly countries for economic assistance.
Sri Lanka's currency has been also devalued by almost SLR 90 against the US dollar since March 8. (ANI)
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CLAVERIA, Philippines (AP) — With assault weapons ready, U.S. and Filipino marines sprang from amphibious vehicles and transport helicopters to defend an island from potential aggressors in a war exercise and show of American firepower staged on Thursday in the northern Philippines.
The exercise — held in far-flung Claveria town across the sea from China and Taiwan — fits into a strategy unveiled in February by the Biden administration to considerably broaden U.S. engagement in the Indo-Pacific region by strengthening a web of security alliances and partnerships, with an emphasis on addressing China’s growing influence and ambitions.
Watched by invited journalists, the mock combat ended with the allied forces successfully securing the island before it could be seized by invaders in a clear warning to would-be aggressors in a region with multiple trouble spots.
“We should indeed improve our preparation for external aggression,” said Philippine regional military commander Maj. Gen. Lawrence Mina, who spoke with reporters as the marines took combat positions on the sandy beach and a narrow trench under the scorching summer heat.
“It’s high time because we never know if we’ll get embroiled in the unfolding events that we’re hearing in the international scene,” he said. “At least we’re ready.”
The beach landing and coastal defense maneuvers were part of one of the largest combat exercises in years between the longtime treaty allies that began Monday and would include live-fire drills, aircraft assaults, urban warfare and civic projects mostly in northern and the western Philippines, which faces the disputed South China Sea.
Col. Timothy Brady Jr., who heads the U.S. 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, said he was “very pleased” with the outcome of the mock beach maneuvers, which started in the nearby coastal town of Aparri.
“Certainly, the objective of what we’re doing is demonstrating the strength of the alliance as well as the commitment to regional security,” Brady said.
Called Balikatan — Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder — the annual exercises will run up to April 8 with nearly 9,000 navy, marines, air force and army troops, including 5,100 American military personnel, to strengthen their joint fighting capabilities and readiness “for real-world challenges,” according to U.S. and Philippine military officials.
First staged in 1991, the Balikatan exercises are anchored on the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty, which commits the United States and the Philippines to come to each other’s aid in case of an attack.
When President Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016, he threatened to scale back U.S. military activities in the country as he nurtured closer ties with China and Russia but walked back on many of his threats, including a move to abrogate a defense pact that would have restricted American forces from largescale combat exercises in the country.
China’s “coercion and aggression spans the globe, but it is most acute in the Indo-Pacific,” the strategy paper said, citing Beijing’s “economic coercion” of Australia, the intensifyingpressure on Taiwan, bullying of neighbors in the East and South China seas and theconflict along the Line of Actual Control with India.
“Integrated deterrence will be the cornerstone of our approach,” the strategy paper said. “We will more tightly integrate our efforts across warfighting domains and the spectrum of conflict to ensure that the United States, alongside our allies and partners, can dissuade or defeat aggression in any form or domain.”
Last week, U.S. Indo-Pacific commander Adm. John C. Aquilino said China has fully militarizedat least three of several islands it built in the South China Sea, arming them with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile systems, laser and jamming equipment, and military aircraft in an increasingly aggressive move that threatens all nations operating in the disputed waters.
“I think over the past 20 years we’ve witnessed the largest military buildup since World War II by the PRC,” Aquilino, using the initials of China’s formal name, told The Associated Press in an interview on board a U.S. Navy reconnaissance aircraft that flew near Chinese-held outposts in the South China Sea’s Spratly archipelago, one of the most hotly contested regions in the world.
China has been staging threatening exercises and flying military planes near Taiwan’s airspace, including on Feb. 24, when Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, in what it calls a warning to Taiwan independence supporters and their foreign allies.
Chinese officials led by President Xi Jinping say they are committed to using peaceful means to bring Taiwan, which they claim as Chinese territory, under Beijing’s control. Chinese military action against the island in the short- to medium-term is generally considered a remote possibility.
While adhering to a One-China policy — recognizing Beijing as the government of China but allowing informal relations and defense ties with Taipei — the U.S. said in its strategy paper that it “will also work with partners inside and outside of the region to maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, including by supporting Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities, to ensure an environment in which Taiwan’s future is determined peacefully in accordance with the wishes and best interests of Taiwan’s people.”
The U.S. and its allies have been routinely sailing warships through the Taiwan Strait, between the island and mainland China, to visibly demonstrate that they are international waters, and conduct major naval exercises in the region.
Beijing maintains its military profile is purely defensive, aimed at protecting what it says are its sovereign rights. But after years of increased military spending, China now boasts the world’s second-largest defense budget after the U.S. and is rapidly modernizing its force with weapons systems.
China is also expanding its nuclear arsenal, with the Pentagon saying Beijing is on track to field at least 1,000 warheads by 2030 — five times the current number.
Philippine marine Col. Romulo Quemado said the Balikatan exercises were complementing crucial efforts to bolster his country’s coastal defense, including the acquisition of armored amphibious vehicles, but were not meant to antagonize any particular country.
“Deterrence is all about perception,” Quemado said.
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Associated Press journalists Aaron Favila and David Rising in Bangkok contributed to this report. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/us-filipino-forces-hold-combat-drills-on-beach-facing-china/ | 2022-04-01T01:12:41Z |
Riverside ambulance worker arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting teen
RIVERSIDE COUNTY - A Wildomar man is accused of sexually assaulting a teen during a medical transport on an ambulance, and it is believed there may be additional victims, according to the Southwest Sheriff's Station.
An investigation revealed the suspect, 22-year-old Jason Anderson, an employee of American Medical Response (AMR) transportation company, sexually assaulted and solicited sex acts from a teen in the back of an ambulance while he was on duty during a medical transport.
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Anderson was booked into the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center for sex assault-related charges with a minor and is being held on $75,000 bail.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department believes there may be additional victims that have yet to come forward. Anyone who believes they may be a victim is encouraged to call Investigator Wesley Martinelli from the Southwest Sheriff's Station at 951-696-3006.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue’s Jaden Ivey has entered his name in the NBA draft, forfeiting his final two seasons of college eligibility.
Ivey wrote on social media that playing in the NBA has been a lifelong dream and that he’s beyond excited for the journey.
Ivey averaged 17 points, five rebounds and three assists per game and was named to The Associated Press All-America second team.
The 6-foot-4 guard from South Bend, Indiana, is projected to be selected early in the first round of the June 23 draft. | https://www.wishtv.com/sports/college-basketball/purdues-jaden-ivey-announces-hes-entering-nba-draft/ | 2022-04-01T01:12:44Z |
ExxonMobil to phase out Russia operations
ExxonMobil on Tuesday announced it would discontinue operations of a key oil and gas project in Russia, as well as halt any further investments in the country, in response to the nation’s invasion of Ukraine.
In a press release, ExxonMobil said it would begin “developing steps to exit” the Sakhalin-1 project, which produces offshore oil and natural gas around Russia’s Sakhalin Island.
ExxonMobil said the decision was made because it “supports the people of Ukraine as they seek to defend their freedom and determine their own future as a nation.”
“We deplore Russia’s military action that violates the territorial integrity of Ukraine and endangers its people,” the company said in the press release. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of innocent lives and support the strong international response. We are fully complying with all sanctions.”
ExxonMobil operates the oil and gas project, which is estimated to have 2.3 billion barrels of oil and 17.1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in reserves, according to company data.
The oil and gas company has a 30 percent share in Sakhalin-1, while two Russian affiliates have a combined 20 percent stake. A Japanese consortium and an Indian oil and gas corporation also have stakes in the project.
ExxonMobil joins other energy companies, including BP and Shell, in cutting ties with Russia after it invaded Ukraine and launched a full-out assault on its neighbor last week.
Russia also lost another major energy investment when President Biden announced sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline to Germany.
ExxonMobil will not invest in any new projects in Russia, according to the release.
The company indicated it could take time to pull out of the Sakhalin-1 project, as executives must work with partners to wind down operations.
But ExxonMobil said it was the right decision to make.
“As operator of Sakhalin-1, we have an obligation to ensure the safety of people, protection of the environment and integrity of operations. Our role as operator goes beyond an equity investment,” the release said.
The Hill has removed its comment section, as there are many other forums for readers to participate in the conversation. We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. | https://thehill.com/regulation/business/596433-exxonmobil-to-phase-out-russia-operations/ | 2022-04-01T01:12:43Z |
6 April Fools' Day Jokes to Play on Your Co-Workers Inspired by Jim Halpert From 'The Office'
By Kelly CorbettMar. 31 2022, Published 8:03 p.m. ET
Well, hello! Given that you clicked on this article, you're probably interested in playing an April Fools' Day prank on your co-worker(s). Wow! We have one word for you: Brave.
Kidding! There is definitely room in the workplace for April Fools' Day pranks, but make sure to choose your victims wisely.
With the big holiday approaching, we decided to take some tips from the ultimate office prankster himself: The Office's Jim Halpert. The scene where he puts Dwight Schrute's stapler inside of Jell-O literally plays on repeat inside our heads.
But since your boss is probably not Michael Scott, and you work in an actual functioning office unlike Dunder Mifflin, we've decided to offer up some practical, won't-get-you-fired alternatives to Jim's epic pranks.
Ready to start scheming? Keep scrolling for April Fool's Day jokes to play at work, inspired by Jim from The Office.
Move your co-worker's stuff every time they get up from their desk.
During Season 2 of The Office, Dwight compiles a list of complaints against Jim. In one of his offenses, Dwight accused Jim of moving his desk two feet closer to the copier.
"I just moved it an inch every time he went to the bathroom. And that’s how I spent my entire day that day," Jim said during the episode.
While you probably shouldn't mess with your co-worker's desk, you may be able to recreate the prank with a different item. Think of something small that you could move in increments throughout the day. For example, you could try tilting your co-worker's monitor by a tinge every time they leave their desk. If all goes well, their monitor will look like it's about to fall over by the end of the day and they'll have no idea why.
Plug your keyboard into your co-worker's monitor and start typing random letters.
In the episode "Goodbye Toby," Jim connected his Bluetooth headset to Dwight's cellphone when he wasn't looking. Then, whenever Dwight would get a call and try to answer, he wouldn't be able to hear anything because Jim was hooked up to the audio.
To be clear, we don't recommend trying that at work as it's an invasion of personal privacy. However, if you do want to mess with your co-worker in a similar manner, try connecting your keyboard to their monitor when they're not looking. Then, when you hear them typing, start hitting random letters on your keyboard to create unexplained typos. They'll be so confused!
Play a faint humming or buzzing sound in the background.
During Season 6, Jim and Pam learned morse code just so they could talk about Dwight without him being able to understand. Then when an annoyed Dwight confronted them about it, they denied his claim and ultimately gaslighted him.
Looking to try your own version of this prank? Using your phone or computer, put on a faint humming or buzzing noise (maybe this one?) in the background. When your co-worker asks if you hear it, pretend you don't. Then, gradually increase the volume until your co-worker has had enough.
Give your co-worker some nasty jelly beans.
In the episode “Garage Sale,” Jim convinced Dwight that he had bought magical beans from Jamaica. Were they actually magical? Of course not. It was nothing more than a pack of legumes.
But now that we've got beans on the brain, we can't help but suggest buying a pack of Jelly Belly’s Beanboozled and dumping them all into a candy bowl for your co-workers to try.
While some flavors are sweet (Birthday Cake, Toasted Marshmallow, etc.), others are just the opposite (Dirty Dishwasher, Stink Bug, etc.). If you’re lucky, your co-worker will scoop up a handful then have an out-of-body experience once they taste all the flavors.
Pretend to be an important client or customer with a ridiculous name.
During the episode "Customer Survey," Jim and Dwight must complete a sales exercise. When Jim is asked to role-play a client, he makes up the ridiculous persona of Bill Buttlicker, a hearing-impaired old man who gives Dwight an extra hard time.
If you work in a customer or client-based industry, you can try this as a prank call! Just make up your own eccentric persona and give your co-worker a ring. See how long you can keep them on the line before telling them it's you.
Change your outfit throughout the day.
During Season 3, Jim pushes Dwight's buttons by dressing up as him for the day. While it's not much of an April Fools' prank to just mimic your co-worker's style, there's another outfit-related prank you could try.
Arrive at work with multiple outfits similar in color and style. Then, change your clothes every hour or so. If anyone asks, you've been wearing that all day. This will drive your overly observant co-worker insane. | https://www.distractify.com/p/april-fools-jokes-for-work | 2022-04-01T01:12:46Z |
NEW YORK — A judge has ordered New York's Democrat-controlled Legislature to quickly redraw the state's congressional and legislative districts after finding they were unconstitutional.
Judge Patrick McAllister said in a Thursday ruling that maps redrawing the state's congressional districts were gerrymandered to benefit Democrats. McAllister said those districts must be redrawn, along with the legislative districts, in a way that attracted at least some bipartisan support.
McAllister, a state trial court judge, gave lawmakers until April 11 to try again. If their new maps fail to pass muster in the courts again, then the judge said he would order the state to pay for a court-approved expert to redraw the maps.
Legislative leaders said they would appeal the ruling.
“This is one step in the process. We always knew this case would be decided by the appellate courts. We are appealing this decision and expect this decision will be stayed as the appeal process proceeds,” said Mike Murphy, spokesman for the Senate majority.
A message seeking comment from the governor's office was not immediately returned.
The state's primary elections are scheduled June 28 and candidates have already begun campaigning in the new districts.
The judge said that if the Legislature fails again and an outside expert is hired to draw the maps, the process would be expensive and lengthy and may leave the state without maps before Aug. 23, the last possible date that the state could push back its primary election.
Republicans had argued in a lawsuit that the maps were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to benefit Democrats and marginalize GOP voters.
Legislative and congressional boundaries are being redrawn as part of the once-per-decade redistricting process kicked off by the 2020 Census.
The maps, drafted by lawmakers and approved by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, ensured that Democrats made up a strong majority of registered voters in 22 of the 26 congressional districts the state will have for a decade.
Republicans currently hold eight of New York’s 27 seats in Congress. | https://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/judge-rejects-new-yorks-redistricting-plan-orders-new-maps/article_16ebbdf4-b13d-11ec-8e5b-83fdf774a0ec.html | 2022-04-01T01:12:46Z |
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HOUSTON, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 25, 2022, Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C. ("Ruby") executed confidentiality agreements (the "Confidentiality Agreements") with members of an ad hoc group (the "Ad Hoc Group") of holders of over 70% of the 6.0% notes due 2022 issued by Ruby. The Confidentiality Agreements facilitated discussions among certain affiliates of Ruby (such affiliates, the "Company Parties") and the Ad Hoc Group concerning a potential restructuring of Ruby's capital structure (a "Transaction").
Pursuant to the Confidentiality Agreements, Ruby agreed that, upon the occurrence of certain events or after a specified period, it would disclose publicly the information set forth in the following paragraph (the "Disclosure Information"). The Disclosure Information included in this press release is being furnished to satisfy Ruby's public disclosure obligations under the Confidentiality Agreements.
Negotiations among the Company Parties and their representatives, on the one hand, and the Ad Hoc Group and its representatives, on the other hand, concerning a Transaction resumed on March 25, 2022. During those negotiations, the Company Parties, the Ad Hoc Group and their respective representatives exchanged further proposals for Transactions on a confidential basis. Such proposals are not acceptable to the necessary parties, and negotiations among principals are not continuing at this time. The following information was disclosed by the Company Parties to the Ad Hoc Group during those resumed negotiations:
Based on Ruby's current business plan, G&A Expenses, Ad Valorem Taxes, and Operating Expenses for FY'23 are forecasted to be $8.4 million, $12.8 million and $4.7 million, respectively.
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VANCOUVER, BC, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. ("West Fraser" or the "Company") (TSX and NYSE: WFG) will hold an analysts' conference call to discuss first quarter 2022 financial and operating results on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time/11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
To participate in the call, please dial: 1-888-390-0605 (Toll-free North America) or (416) 764-8609 (Toll number) or connect on the webcast.
Please let the operator know you wish to participate in the West Fraser conference call chaired by Mr. Ray Ferris, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Following management's discussion of the quarterly results, the analyst community will be invited to ask questions.
The call will be recorded for webcasting purposes and will be available on our website at www.westfraser.com. West Fraser's first quarter 2022 financial and operating results will be released on Thursday, April 28, 2022.
West Fraser is a diversified wood products company with more than 60 facilities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. From responsibly sourced and sustainably managed forest resources, the Company produces lumber, engineered wood products (OSB, LVL, MDF, plywood, and particleboard), pulp, newsprint, wood chips, other residuals, and renewable energy. West Fraser's products are used in home construction, repair and remodelling, industrial applications, papers, tissue, and box materials.
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ELLSWORTH — An estimated 4.07 million people visited Acadia National Park in 2021, an influx that was certainly felt by various hotels, campgrounds and other lodging options in the area. So far this year, all signs are pointing toward a similar, if not more robust, season for the hospitality industry in 2022.
“I honestly thought last year was the perfect storm,” said Gretchen Wilson, executive director of the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce. “However, we may be in for year two of that.”
Wilson says she’s hearing from members that things are filling up fast. She also pointed to the fact that there has been an increase in the number of Airbnb hosts and private owners who have come into the Chamber’s offices to pick up maps and guides for their guests as evidence of growth in that sector of the lodging economy.
Airbnb did not have summer estimates available for this year at press time but did point to the fact that Acadia was the top trending destination for the summer of 2021. That goes along with the trend of people looking to stay near access points to natural features, and that trend is expected to continue. The company also mentioned the fact that last year new hosts in Maine earned approximately $20 million from their bookings.
Campgrounds in the area have also seen a huge increase in reservations starting last year and continuing into 2022.
“Last year was a record-breaking year in our 10 years of operation,” said Jeff Dyer, owner of Forest Ridge Campground. “But my suspicions are that we will need to sit down, buckle up and hold on tight, as we are in for one busy season again this year.”
Dyer says he has 25 seasonal sites that have been filled since last October and that he has around 20 people already on a seasonal waitlist. He says he’s been hearing from other campgrounds that their seasonal sites are full as well.
KOA campgrounds around Ellsworth and Bar Harbor have also seen an increase and are expecting that trend to continue. KOA’s Director of Public Relations Saskia Boogman says the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a large increase in the number of camping households.
“In 2020, twenty-one percent of campers were new to the activity – a rate five times that observed in 2019,” Boogman explained. “This dramatic growth, paired with the increases we were already seeing, has caused it to be somewhat more challenging to secure campground stays, which has led to earlier bookings.”
The new kids on the block at Under Canvas Acadia in Surry are gearing up for their second year of operation and are expecting to build off a strong opening season.
“We are seeing strong advanced bookings at Under Canvas Acadia as awareness and demand for our waterfront location and quintessential New England experience continues to grow,” said Chief Marketing Officer May Lilley. “Based on current pacing, we can expect another very busy summer ahead.”
It’s not just private rentals and campgrounds that are seeing a boost, though. More traditional hotels in the area are also experiencing an influx in bookings. Eric Marichal, director of business development for Witham Family Hotels, which operates multiple properties in Ellsworth and Bar Harbor, says this May and June are “… trending to have growth potential, which will transition right into a busy summer and fall season in the area.”
“Our company has been tracking data for years, and whether compared to pre-pandemic numbers or the strong season many experienced in 2021, this season has seen above average early demand,” Marichal said.
Eve Young, who owns and operates the Ellsworth-Bar Harbor Comfort Inn (a part of Witham Family Hotels) summed up the predominant school of thought in the area’s hospitality community: “I think things are shaping up to be another exceptional year.” | https://www.mdislander.com/maine-news/summer-bookings-rival-last-season | 2022-04-01T01:12:47Z |
COVID-19 in Shanghai: 358 confirmed cases, 4,144 local asymptomatic infections
The city reported 358 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, 4,144 local asymptomatic infections, seven imported patients and one imported asymptomatic case on Thursday, said the Shanghai Health Commission on Friday morning.
Of all the local infections, 20 confirmed patients are previously asymptomatic infections. Eight confirmed patients and 3,710 asymptomatic cases were detected during central quarantine, while the rest were found in the screening of high-risk people.
358 local cases
The first eight patients tested positive during central quarantine.
The ninth to 338th patients tested positive in the screening of high-risk people.
The 339th to 358th patients are previously asymptomatic infections.
A total of 956 people who had links with them have been put under quarantine.
Local asymptomatic infections
The first 3,710 infections tested positive during central quarantine while the rest 434 tested positive when screened as high-risk groups.
A total of 1,287 people who had links with them have been placed under observation.
Imported cases
The first two patients are Chinese who arrived at the Pudong International Airport on March 19 from Hong Kong SAR.
The third patient is a Briton living in the Netherlands who arrived at the local airport on March 23.
The fourth patient is a Chinese living in Hong Kong SAR who arrived at the local airport on March 12.
The fifth patient is a Chinese studying in Canada who arrived at the local airport on March 14.
The sixth patient is a Polish who arrived at the local airport on March 16 via Denmark.
The seventh patient is a Taiwan resident who arrived at the local airport on March 24.
All the cases have been transferred to the designated hospital for observation, while 42 close contacts on the same flights have been put under quarantine.
Imported asymptomatic case
The case is a Chinese working in Canada who arrived at the local airport on March 21.
The case has been transferred to the designated hospital for observation, while 22 close contacts on the same flight have been put under quarantine.
Meanwhile, 26 patients were discharged.
So far, of all the 4,515 imported cases, 4,408 have been discharged upon recovery and 107 are still hospitalized.
Of all the 1,937 local cases, 590 have been discharged upon recovery and 1,340 are still hospitalized. There have been so far seven local fatalities.
There are 32,679 asymptomatic infections undergoing medical observation now, including 32,648 local ones, the health commission said. | https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/2204013836/ | 2022-04-01T01:12:46Z |
Scotts Valley, CA (March 30, 2022) — Universal Audio has launched a new subscription service, UAD Spark, for UAD plug-ins and virtual instruments. Initially launched for Mac, Windows offerings will arrive this fall; no UA hardware is required as it all runs natively.
UAD’s stock in trade has long been emulating well-known, classic gear and instruments; under the new service, they’ll run natively for the first time. While the offerings will evolve over time, the subscription service is debuting with plug-in emulations of studio hardware such as UAD’s Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ; UA 1176 Compressor Collection; Teletronix LA-2A Compressor Collection; Studer A800 Tape Recorder; and API Vision Channel Strip
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Also debuting with the new service are exclusive new UAD instruments, including Opal Morphing Synthesizer (exclusive to Spark); Moog Minimoog; Waterfall B3 Organ; and Ravel Grand Piano. The Opal Morphing Synthesizer is described as a new UAD instrument “that blurs the lines between analog and wavetable synthesis, with built-in UA effects and fast, record-ready presets.”
The service is debuting at $19.99 a month, and all UA Volt audio interface owners get an exclusive 30-day free trial of the service, which runs in all major DAWs that support AU, VST3, and AAX formats; owners of perpetual UAD plug-in licenses receive corresponding UAD Spark (native) licenses for free. | https://www.mixonline.com/technology/news-products/uad-spark-plug-in-subscription-service-launched | 2022-04-01T01:12:47Z |
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Recent research suggests that diets that mimic fasting—severe calorie restriction for most of the day or for several days per week—deprive cancer of fuel needed for rapid growth. Matthew Vander Heiden, MD, PhD, of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, and colleagues found that calorie restriction lowered glucose and lipid levels and slowed tumor growth in mice with pancreatic tumors. Another study found that severely restricting calories for five days a week led to an increase in cancer-killing CD8 T cells and a decrease in immune-suppressing cells in patients undergoing cancer treatment. For appropriate patients, calorie restriction is “a safe, inexpensive and potentially effective approach” that could easily be combined with standard cancer treatment, says Claudio Vernieri, MD, PhD, of the IRCCS National Tumor Institute in Italy. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556651015102/correction-to-familial-co-aggregation-and-shared-heritability-between-depression-anxiety-obesity-and-substance-use | 2022-04-01T01:12:48Z |
Texas man says he kept son's remains in kitchen for four years, police say
NEW BOSTON, Texas - Authorities in Texas performing a welfare check for a male this week found his remains inside his father's kitchen and learned he died four years ago.
Police officers in New Boston, a suburb of Texarkana, were called just after 5 p.m. Tuesday to check up on Jason McMichael, the police department said. When they arrived at the scene, they were met by his father, David McMichael.
He told them his son died in May 2018 and that he stored the body in his kitchen.
When the officers entered the home, they found skeletal remains of a male. David McMichael, 67, was taken into custody at the scene.
David McMichael, 67, is charged in connection with having human remains inside his home. He allegedly told New Boston, Texas police the remains were of his son, who died in 2018. (Bowie County jail)
The Texarkana Crime Scene unit and New Boston Police investigators got a warrant and determined the remains may be of Jason McMichael.
An autopsy has been ordered.
"The body was released to Mid-South Transport and taken to the Southwest Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas for Autopsy and further identification," the police department said in a news release.
The department did not disclose who requested the welfare check.
McMichael is charged with abuse of a corpse without legal authority and is being held in the Bowie County jail.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Police found five fetuses in the home of a self-proclaimed “anti-abortion activist” who was indicted this week on federal charges alleging that she was part of a group of people who blocked access to a Washington, D.C. reproductive health center.
The Metropolitan Police Department says officers were responding to a tip about “potential bio-hazard material” at a home in Southeast Washington on Wednesday when they located the five fetuses inside.
A local television station, WUSA9, captured video of police searching the home and reported that the home belonged to Lauren Handy. The 28-year-old was one of nine people charged in an indictment that was made public on Wednesday that accused the group of traveling to Washington, blocking access to the reproductive health center and streaming it on Facebook.
The station, which first reported the discovery, said Handy told a reporter that “people will freak out when they hear” what detectives found inside her house. Handy did not respond to a message sent to her Facebook profile seeking comment.
Police said the five fetuses were collected by Washington’s medical examiner and the investigation is ongoing.
In the indictment, prosecutors said Handy had called the clinic pretending to be a prospective patient and scheduling an appointment. Once there, on Oct. 22, 2020, eight of the suspects pushed their way inside and began blocking the doors, according to the indictment. Five of them chained themselves together on chairs to block the treatment area as others blocked the employee entrance to stop other patients from coming inside, the indictment alleges. Another suspect blocked people from coming into the waiting room, prosecutors charge.
Handy and the eight others were charged with conspiracy against rights and violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The federal law, more commonly known as the FACE Act, prohibits physically obstructing or using the threat of force to intimidate or interfere with a person seeking reproductive health services. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/5-fetuses-found-inside-dc-home-of-anti-abortion-activist/ | 2022-04-01T01:12:49Z |
Tokyo [Japan], April 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and Japan will ask the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to join a new supply chain framework for semiconductors and other strategic components to prevent their shortage and reduce reliance on Chine, the Nikkei Asia news agency reported on Thursday.
The new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework will be made public by the US later this year, according to the report.
Also Read | Imran Khan No-Trust Vote: Pakistan PM Names US As Country Behind Threat in 'Slip of Tongue' (Watch Video).
While its details have yet to be revealed, the US has already shared a draft with the Japanese government and they are now working on the specific wording, which, the Japanese news agency said, must be carefully calibrated to avoid angering China and encourage ASEAN countries with close ties to Beijing to participate. (ANI/Sputnik)
(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body) | https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/world-news-us-japan-to-offer-asean-countries-new-supply-chain-of-semiconductors-3538594.html | 2022-04-01T01:12:48Z |
Toronto police say several people have been very seriously injured in a collision between a flatbed truck and a car along the city's waterfront.
Const. David Hopkinson says early reports of the Thursday evening crash suggest three people were not showing vital signs as they were treated by paramedics.
He says two pedestrians were also struck but police don't yet know the total number of people who were injured.
Hopkinson says it's too early to say what caused the collision.
He says all roads in the area have been closed as police investigate.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 31, 2022. | https://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/national/quebec/multiple-people-very-seriously-injured-in-collision-along-toronto-waterfront/article_1ec26f35-5760-59e8-8dd2-e9c9df104dab.html | 2022-04-01T01:12:51Z |
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Watch live: Tlaib’s response to Biden’s State of the Union
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is scheduled to deliver the progressive response to President Biden‘s State of the Union address on Tuesday evening.
Tlaib’s speech, slated for 10 p.m. ET, will follow Biden’s remarks at 9 p.m. ET.
Watch the live video above.
The Hill has removed its comment section, as there are many other forums for readers to participate in the conversation. We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. | https://thehill.com/video/house/596431-watch-live-tlaibs-response-to-bidens-state-of-the-union/ | 2022-04-01T01:12:50Z |
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Subtly Hinted at an April and Jackson Spinoff in Season 12
By Elizabeth RandolphMar. 31 2022, Published 8:44 p.m. ET
When Dr. Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams) and Dr. April Kepner (Sarah Drew) first appeared in Grey’s Anatomy Season 6, they were a part of Seattle Grace’s rival hospital, Mercy West. At the time, Chief Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr) merged the hospital to save some cash. While their arrival was initially unwelcomed by their peers, including Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), April and Jackson evolved into confident and successful trauma and plastic surgeons.
As Grey’s Anatomy progressed, the longtime friends and co-workers grew into lovers, partners, parents, and divorcees. In Season 14, their love story temporarily ended when Sarah left the show after eight seasons. Jesse made his exit three seasons later, giving fans one last “Japril” episode.
Since Jackson departed from Grey Sloan Hospital, fans have begged him and Sarah to reunite for a spinoff centered around his desire to help underserved people through his family’s Catherine Fox Foundation. But Grey’s viewers may have overlooked a spinoff teaser in past seasons.
Sarah Drew and Jesse Williams wanted to show Jackson and April’s road to their wedding day on ‘Grey’s Anatomy.’
In Season 8, April and Jackson take their friendship to the next level by sleeping together for the first time. Although she felt guilty about losing her virginity, she and Jackson continue sleeping together in Season 9. Then, April falls for a fireman named Matthew (Justin Bruening), who shares her religious views. However, she’s still in love with Jackson but agrees to marry Matthew after he proposes in Season 9, Episode 23, “Readiness Is All.”
Ultimately, April chose Jackson over Matthew after Jackson professed his love at her wedding. They then ran away together, took a road trip to Nevada, and secretly eloped. While the marriage moved seemingly quickly, Sarah said she and Jesse wanted to show more of what led to her becoming Mrs. Jackson Avery.
"We had a whole pitch for an entire series based on that road trip," she told Insider.
Although an entire series never made the cutting room floor, Grey’s has given fans three episodes based on Japril’s relationship. Season 12’s “Unbreak My Heart” followed the couple’s road trip to Nevada, their impromptu wedding, and several arguments over their religious beliefs and Jackson’s wealth.
Do Sarah Drew and Jesse Williams want an April and Jackson-centered ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ spinoff?
After their divorce was finalized in Season 12, April discovered she and Jackson were expecting another baby. In the following season, their baby, Samuel, died of osteogenesis imperfecta type II. Even though they remained divorced, April and Jackson co-parented their daughter, Harriet. April also reunited with Matthew and the pair married in Season 14. Once Jackson decided to leave Seattle in Season 17, he asked his ex-wife to move with him so they could continue raising Harriet as a unit.
As the episode progresses, we learn that April and Matthew have separated, leaving hope for a Japril reunion. Like many Grey’s fans, Jesse and Sarah wouldn’t mind seeing their characters rekindle their romance. Sarah said Jackson and April’s love story transcends the marriage they shared and eventual divorce.
“That relationship — both just between the two of us as humans, but also the Japril relationship — is so meaningful to both of us," she told Insider May 2021 before her Grey’s return.
While Jesse didn’t confirm nor deny a spinoff, he explained that Japril would remain a fan favorite, whether their story continues or not.
"There's Grey's Anatomy scenes, and there's Japril scenes," Jesse explained. “Our stuff was its own tunnel."
Grey’s Anatomy airs on Thursdays at 9 pm EST on ABC. | https://www.distractify.com/p/april-jackson-greys-anatomy-spinoff | 2022-04-01T01:12:52Z |
NEW YORK — The author of a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the revolt at the Attica Correctional Facility in 1971 sued New York state prison authorities on Thursday, saying they’ve unconstitutionally banned her book behind bars.
Author Heather Ann Thompson, a University of Michigan professor, brought the lawsuit in Manhattan federal court over the treatment by New York State Department of Corrections officials of her book: "Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971," published in 2016.
Named as defendants were the department's acting commissioner and a second official with decision-making authority regarding censorship determinations.
The lawsuit contends that the ban is unconstitutional, particularly because the state has blocked inmates from accessing her book, prevented her from sharing it with inmates and denied her an opportunity to contest the ban.
"People have a right to read, and people have a right to history," Thompson said in a release. “We also have a right to have our books read. It's a shame we live in a country where we censor people and ideas.”
In a document issued in late January, the New York State Department of Corrections division of Corrections and Community Supervision said it was department policy to “encourage incarcerated individuals to read publications from varied sources if such material does not encourage them to engage in behavior that might be disruptive to orderly facility operations.”
The document said any materials also “should not incite disobedience towards law enforcement officers or prison personnel.” It added that “incite disobedience” means “to advocate, expressly or by clear implication, acts of disobedience.”
Contacted about the lawsuit Thursday, a corrections spokesperson said the department cannot comment on pending litigation.
The Attica uprising began in September 1971 when inmates angry over living conditions seized control of part of the prison and took some of its staff hostage. Four days later, the disturbance ended when state troopers and guards shot tear gas into a prison yard before firing hundreds of rounds into the smoke.
The gunfire killed 29 inmates and 10 hostages. In all, 11 staff members and 32 inmates were killed in the riot and siege. No law enforcement officers were put on trial for their roles in the massacre.
The lawsuit was brought on Thompson's behalf by the New York Civil Liberties Union and the Civil Rights Clinic at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman said the state “cannot censor an important historical text like 'Blood in the Water' just because it doesn't like the content."
Cardozo’s Civil Rights Clinic Director Betsy Ginsberg said: “It is, simply put, a history book, and its denial to incarcerated people runs counter to this country’s core values.” | https://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/local_news/historian-sues-ny-prisons-over-ban-of-attica-uprising-book/article_ec8d7fe8-e80a-5a06-a9f4-c2a3ce88f7c5.html | 2022-04-01T01:12:52Z |
VANCOUVER, BC and UTTENWEILER, GERMANY / ACCESSWIRE / March 31, 2022 / XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. (CSE:XPHY)(OTCQB:XPHYF)(FSE:4XT) ("XPhyto" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that further to its news release of March 25, 2022, it has closed the first tranche of its private placement. The Company issued 1,250,000 common shares at $1.00 per share for total gross proceeds of $1,250,000.
The Company paid $100,000 and issued 100,000 share purchase warrants in finder's fees with respect to the placement. Each finder's warrant is exercisable into one common share at a price of $1.00 per share for a period of two years from date of issue.
All securities issued under the placement will be subject to a regulatory hold period expiring four months from date of issue.
The Company will use net proceeds of the placement to facilitate development and commercialization of its oral and transdermal drug formulations, diagnostic test products, and psychedelic API and drug formulations as well as general working capital purposes.
About XPhyto Therapeutics Corp.
XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. is a bioscience accelerator focused on next-generation drug delivery, diagnostic, and new active pharmaceutical ingredient investment opportunities, including: precision transdermal and oral dissolvable drug formulations; rapid, low-cost infectious disease and oral health screening tests; and standardization of emerging active pharmaceutical ingredients for neurological applications, including psychedelic compounds and cannabinoids. The Company has research and development operations in North America and Europe, with an operational focus in Germany, and is currently focused on regulatory approval and commercialization of medical products for European markets.
XPhyto Therapeutics Corp.
Hugh Rogers, CEO and Director
Investor inquiries:
E: info@xphyto.com
T: 780-818-6422
Forward Looking Statements
This news release includes statements containing forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities law ("forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "develop", "plan", "continue", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "potential", "propose" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur, and in this release include the statement regarding the Company's goal of building a successful diagnostic, drug delivery, and medical cannabis company. Forward-looking statements are only predictions based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, including: that the Company may not succeed in developing a commercial product; that the sale of products may not be a viable business; that the Company may be unable to scale its business; product liability risks; product regulatory risk; general economic conditions; adverse industry events; future legislative and regulatory developments; inability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources, and/or inability to access sufficient capital on favourable terms; currency risks; competition; international risks; and other risks beyond the Company's control. The Company is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable law. Neither the CSE nor its Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
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VANCOUVER, BC, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Wheaton Precious Metals™ Corp. ("Wheaton" or the "Company") announces that its Form 40-F report has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is available on EDGAR. The Company's 2021 audited financial statements, along with its Form 40-F, are also available on the Company's website at www.wheatonpm.com.
Shareholders may also receive a copy of Wheaton's audited financial statements, without charge, upon request to Wheaton's Investor Relations Department, Suite 3500, 1021 West Hastings St., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 0C3 or to info@wheatonpm.com.
Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders
Wheaton is scheduled to hold its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") at the offices of Cassels, Brock & Blackwell LLP, Suite 2200 HSBC Building, 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Friday, May 13, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time.
The Board recognizes the importance of in-person engagement with its shareholders, while also being mindful of the health and safety of Wheaton's shareholders, employees and community. As a result, for this year's Meeting, Wheaton will once again provide an online virtual Meeting platform and encourages shareholders to participate in the Meeting using this online platform.
All shareholders participating in our online virtual Meeting platform will be able to listen to the Meeting live, ask questions online, and for registered shareholders or proxyholders (including non-registered shareholders who have appointed themselves as proxyholder), submit votes in real time.
Registered shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders who wish to participate in the online virtual Meeting may do so:
- from their computer, by entering the following URL in their browser: https://web.lumiagm.com/285841977;
- from their mobile device by either:
- entering the following URL in their browser: https://web.lumiagm.com/285841977; or
- or by using the Lumi AGM app, which is available by downloading the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
- entering the following URL in their browser: https://web.lumiagm.com/285841977; or
If you choose to participate in the online virtual Meeting as a registered shareholder, you can log in to into the Meeting by:
- Entering the meeting ID for the Meeting, which is: 285841977
- Selecting "I am a shareholder/proxy"
- Clicking "I have a control number" and entering your valid control number
- Entering the password for the Meeting, which is: wheaton2022 (case sensitive)
Guests, including Beneficial Shareholders who have not duly appointed themselves as a proxyholder, can log in to into the Meeting by clicking "I am a guest" and completing the online form. Guests will be able to listen to the Meeting, but will not be able to ask questions or vote.
Important technical reminders for joining the meeting and voting instructions will be made available on the Company's website at www.wheatonpm.com, in the 'investors' section under the 'annual general meeting' tab.
While Wheaton is encouraging our shareholders to participate in our online virtual meeting platform, anyone who nevertheless wishes to attend the Meeting in person must pre-register via email to WheatonAGM2022@wheatonpm.com by 10:30am May 11, 2022 (PST) so that the Company can facilitate physical distancing and other precautions to ensure the health and safety of all attendees.
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VANCOUVER, BC, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Sandstorm Gold Ltd. ("Sandstorm Gold Royalties", "Sandstorm" or the "Company") (NYSE: SAND) (TSX: SSL) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has declared the Company's second quarterly cash dividend for 2022 in the amount of C$0.02 per common share to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 19, 2022. The dividend will be paid on April 29, 2022. The dividend qualifies as an "eligible dividend" as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada).
The declaration, timing, amount, and payment of future dividends will be subject to the discretion and approval of the Board of Directors. The Company will review the dividend program on an ongoing basis and may amend it at any time depending on the Company's then current financial position, capital allocation framework, profitability, cash flow, debt covenant compliance, legal requirements and other factors considered relevant. As such, no assurances can be made that any future dividends will be declared and/or paid. Dividends paid to shareholders outside Canada (non-resident investors) will be subject to Canadian non-resident withholding taxes.
Sandstorm filed its Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and it is available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar. The Company's 2021 Audited Financial Statements, along with its Form 40-F, are both available on the Company's website at www.sandstormgold.com.
Shareholders may also receive copies of these documents, without charge, upon request to Sandstorm's Investor Relations Department, Suite 1400, 400 Burrard St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3A6 Canada or to info@sandstormgold.com.
CONTACT INFORMATION
For more information about Sandstorm Gold Royalties, please visit our website at www.sandstormgold.com or email us at info@sandstormgold.com.
ABOUT SANDSTORM GOLD ROYALTIES
Sandstorm is a gold royalty company that provides upfront financing to gold mining companies that are looking for capital and in return, receives the right to a percentage of the gold produced from a mine, for the life of the mine. Sandstorm has acquired a portfolio of 230 royalties, of which 29 of the underlying mines are producing. Sandstorm plans to grow and diversify its low cost production profile through the acquisition of additional gold royalties. For more information visit: www.sandstormgold.com.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS TO U.S. SECURITYHOLDERS
The financial information included or incorporated by reference in this press release or the documents referenced herein has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, which differs from US generally accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP") in certain material respects, and thus are not directly comparable to financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
The disclosure and information contained or referenced herein uses mineral reserve and mineral resource classification terms that comply with reporting standards in Canada, and mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates are made in accordance with Canadian NI 43-101 and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum — CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council, as amended (the "CIM Definition Standards"). These standards differ significantly from the mineral reserve disclosure requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Commission (the "SEC") set forth in Industry Guide 7. Consequently, information regarding mineralization contained or referenced herein is not comparable to similar information that would generally be disclosed by U.S. companies under Industry Guide 7 in accordance with the rules of the SEC. Further, the SEC has adopted amendments to its disclosure rules to modernize the mineral property disclosure requirements for issuers whose securities are registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"). These amendments became effective February 25, 2019 (the "SEC Modernization Rules") and, commencing for registrants with their first fiscal year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, the SEC Modernization Rules replaced the historical property disclosure requirements included in SEC Industry Guide 7. As a foreign private issuer that files its annual report on Form 40-F with the SEC pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system, the Company is not required to provide disclosure on its mineral properties under the SEC Modernization Rules and will continue to provide disclosure under NI 43-101 and the CIM Definition Standards. The SEC Modernization Rules include the adoption of terms describing mineral reserves and mineral resources that are "substantially similar" to the corresponding terms under the CIM Definition, but there are differences in the definitions under the SEC Modernization Rules and the CIM Definition Standards. Accordingly, there is no assurance any mineral reserves or mineral resources that the Company may report as "proven mineral reserves", "probable mineral reserves", "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources" under NI 43-101 would be the same had the Company prepared the mineral reserve or mineral resource estimates under the standards adopted under the SEC Modernization Rules. U.S. investors are also cautioned that while the SEC recognizes "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources" under the Modernization Rules, investors should not assume that any part or all of the mineralization in these categories will ever be converted into a higher category of mineral resources or into mineral reserves. Mineralization described using these terms has a greater amount of uncertainty as to its existence and feasibility than mineralization that has been characterized as reserves. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to assume that any measured mineral resources, indicated mineral resources, or inferred mineral resources that the Company reports are or will be economically or legally mineable. Further, "inferred mineral resources" have a greater amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether they can be mined legally or economically. Therefore, U.S. investors are also cautioned not to assume that all or any part of the "inferred mineral resources" exist. Under Canadian securities laws, estimates of "inferred mineral resources" may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, except in rare cases. For the above reasons, information contained or referenced herein regarding descriptions of our mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates is not comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies subject to reporting and disclosure requirements of the SEC under either Industry Guide 7 or SEC Modernization Rules.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This press release contains "forward-looking statements", within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of Sandstorm Gold Royalties. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the payment of the dividend and declaration of future dividends, including the timing and amount thereof, the future price of gold, silver, copper, iron ore and other metals, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, realization of mineral reserve estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "plans", or similar terminology.
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China's Shenzhou-13 taikonauts preparing for return in April
China's Shenzhou-13 astronauts are preparing for their return to Earth following the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft's recent separation from the country's space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The Shenzhou-13 crew members – Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu – are all in good condition, said the agency, adding that they plan to return to Earth in mid-April.
On October 16, 2021, the Shenzhou-13 mission sent the three taikonauts to the Tiangong space station for a six-month stay – the longest-ever duration in the country's manned space program.
They have completed multiple tasks over the past few months, including two extravehicular activities, two live science lectures, and a number of sci-tech experiments and application projects.
Chinese astronauts also used manual teleoperation equipment for the first time, operating the cargo craft and the space station for rendezvous and docking.
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Mortgage Brokerage Franchise Network Honored at National Awards Ceremony
Motto Franchising, LLC celebrates the network’s top business performers and leaders at the annual Motto MILE Summit in Houston. March 30, 2022 // Franchising.com // DENVER - Motto Mortgage held its fifth annual awards ceremony during its 2022 Motto Mortgage Innovation and Loan Excellence Summit (MILE) last week at the JW...
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey refused to say Thursday if transgender people actually exist, twice dodging direct questions on the subject just a day after he signed legislation limiting transgender rights.
The Republican worked instead to defend his signatures on bills that bar transgender girls and women from playing on girls high school and women’s college sports teams and barring gender affirming surgery for anyone under age 18.
When specifically asked if he believed that there “are really transgender people,” the governor paused for several seconds before answering.
“I’m going to ask you to read the legislation and to see that the legislation that we passed was in the spirit of fairness to protect girls sports in competitive situations,” Ducey said, referring to the new law that targets transgender girls who want to play on girls sports teams. “That’s what the legislation is intended to do, and that’s what it does.”
Asked again if he believed there are “actual transgender people,” he again answered slowly and carefully.
“I … am going to respect everyone, and I’m going to respect everyone’s rights. And I’m going to protect female sports. And that’s what the legislation does,” Ducey said.
Ducey’s response was “appalling,” according to the Arizona director of the Human Rights Campaign, a national civil rights group that advocates for equality for LGBTQ people. The organization worked to ensure families and transgender young people came to the Capitol to testify against the bills as the Republican-led House and Senate considered them this session.
“It’s quite shocking that he can’t even address trans people or even say that he thinks they exist,” Bridget Sharpe said.
Wednesday’s signing of the two transgender bills and a third that bars abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and is currently unconstitutional put Ducey right in the middle of two top issues national Republicans are highlighting in the runup to November’s midterm elections.
Ducey also signed election legislation that minority Democrats said amounted to voter suppression by requiring longtime Arizonans to be thrown off the voter rolls if they did not prove their citizenship and residence location.
The governor leads the Republican Governors Association, which is charged with helping elect GOP chief executives in U.S. states. He in is the last year of his second term as Arizona governor and term limits bar him from seeking reelection.
The top Democrat in the state House, Rep. Reginald Bolding, called Wednesday “probably one of the darkest days we’ve seen in the history of Arizona.”
“With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Ducey has hurled Arizona backwards to its ugliest past,” Bolding said Wednesday. “And today, he put in jeopardy pregnant people, transgender youth in danger and curtailed voting rights for people of color.”
Social conservative groups and the Arizona Republican Party praised Ducey’s action. The Center for Arizona Policy, whose president shepherded the abortion and women’s sports bills through the Legislature, called it a victory.
“Thank you, Governor Ducey, for taking a bold stand for women athletes, vulnerable children, and the unborn by putting your signature on (the bills) in the face of intense opposition from activists,” Center for Arizona Policy president Cathi Herrod said in a news release she posted on Twitter.
She said the legislation protects the unborn, ensures a level playing field for female athletes and shows that “Arizona will do everything it can to protect vulnerable children struggling with gender confusion” by enacting the surgery ban.
Ducey said the surgery ban protects children from irreversible decisions.
“These are permanent surgeries of reassignment that are irreversible, and those discussions can happen once adulthood is reached,” he said.
The American Civil Liberties Association has vowed to sue over the surgery ban. U.S. Supreme Court precedent currently says women have a constitutional right to abortion until about 24 weeks of pregnancy, although it is considering whether to uphold a 15-week ban enacted in Mississippi and may overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision enshrining a woman’s right to choose.
Arizona joins 13 other states in enacting laws preventing transgender girls and women from playing on girls teams. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a transgender sports ban in his state, saying it would harm transgender girls, but the Legislature overrode the veto. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb also vetoed a sports bill, but lawmakers hope to override his action as well. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/arizona-governor-wont-say-transgender-people-exist/ | 2022-04-01T01:12:56Z |
Winter Park wedding shooting: Video released from officers' body-worn cameras
WINTER PARK - Newly-released videos from officers' body-worn cameras show the chaotic moments leading up to – and after – a deadly shooting at a wedding reception in February in Winter Park, Florida. Winter Park police released new videos and documents related to their investigation on Wednesday.
LISTEN: 911 calls released from Winter Park wedding where police shot, killed guest
The police shooting happened on Feb. 19, 2022, at the Winter Park Events Center in Winter Park, Florida, which is located just outside of Orlando.
RELATED: Man shot, killed by police at Winter Park wedding was bride's uncle
According to police, officers responded to the events center after someone reported an "irate" and "violent" man who was being aggressive and "pushing people to the floor." Wedding guests were able to get the man and a woman away from the ballroom and outside of the venue before police arrived, police said.
Officers attempted to talk to the man and woman to deescalate the situation, according to their investigation, but initially, neither person would comply.
Warning: Winter Park police have released video from officers' body-worn cameras as they responded to a wedding reception in February, which ended in a shooting. Viewer discretion is advised. Here is a clip from the video worn by one of the officers.
Warning: Winter Park police have released video from officers' body-worn cameras as they responded to a wedding reception in February, which ended in a shooting. Viewer discretion is advised. Here is a clip from a second officer who responded.
"Step back. Step back," officers can be heard saying to the man, as other people seemingly attempt to talk or step in.
"Back up. Back up. Back up. Back up.," one of the officers repeatedly says.
The man, later identified as Daniel Knight, 39, is then seen holding onto this other woman, and appears to move her in front of him.
Moments later, Knight punches one of the officers, who falls to the ground, hits his head and becomes unconscious, according to police.
Someone begins screaming and others begin shouting.
Another officer uses his Taser in an attempt to stun on Knight, but police said it had no effect on him. Video then appears to show Knight punch the second officer, who falls to the ground, police said. That officer then raises his gun and shoots it at least seven times.
More screaming follows. Knight was taken to the hospital where he died.
Knight's family has disputed what police have said and accused Winter Park police of lying about what happened.
"He was killed… in front of me. His blood was all over my wedding dress. I had to stay there for hours with this on my dress," said bride Janisha Paul, who previously spoke to FOX 35 News. She said she was devastated over her uncle's death.
Knight was a father to four girls and worked for The Mosaic Company in their Polk County mines for many years, his family said.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Whoa! It’s a Double Aho!
Both NHL players named Sebastian Aho — one a defenseman for the New York Islanders, the other a forward for the Carolina Hurricanes — scored goals for their teams Thursday night.
And at nearly the exact same time.
According to Sportsnet Stats, the Islanders’ Aho scored his first goal of the season at 7:14 p.m. EDT in New York against Columbus.
Just 34 seconds later — and more than 500 miles away — the Hurricanes’ Aho scored his 31st goal in Carolina against Montreal. Both gave their teams 1-0 leads in the first period.
It’s not the first time the two have combined on a statistical oddity. In 2018, New York’s Aho committed a hooking penalty on Carolina’s Aho, causing MSG Networks Islanders play-by-play broadcaster Brendan Burke to exclaim: “A little Sebastian Aho-on-Sebastian Aho crime.”
The two Ahos are not related, by the way. The Islanders’ Aho, Sebastian Johannes Aho, is 26 and from Sweden. He has three career NHL goals in limited action.
The Hurricanes’ Aho, Sebastian Antero Aho, is 24 and from Finland. He’s a two-time NHL All-Star and has 176 career goals.
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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued 18 migrants crammed inside a U-Haul trailer with little ventilation early Tuesday morning.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said a U-Haul pickup pulling the trailer stopped at the Border Patrol checkpoint on NM Highway 185, which runs parallel to Interstate 25. Agents found 17 migrant adults and one unaccompanied child inside the trailer.
Agents linked the smuggling scheme to a driver who had crossed the checkpoint minutes before the U-Haul and was found to have a 9 mm handgun, an AK-47 rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun, ammunition, and a flare gun.
Agents arrested both drivers on suspicion of conspiracy to transport migrants.
On Sunday, a resident alerted border agents to a possible human smuggling scheme after spotting a tractor-trailer parked along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near the Texas-New Mexico state line in Northeast El Paso.
Agents responded and freed 15 adult migrants and one unaccompanied child inside a poorly ventilated cargo container.
The rescued migrants, agents said, were from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. Some of them ended up at the Central Processing Center, and agents expelled the others to Mexico under Title 42.
According to a news release, agents referred the driver to the El Paso Sector Integrated Targeting Team and the Texas Department of Public Safety as part of an ongoing interagency investigation.
CBP said that since Fiscal Year 2022 began in October, Border Patrol agents from the El Paso Sector have disrupted approximately 525 smuggling schemes.
“Ruthless human smugglers continuously endanger human lives as one of their tactics is to smuggle migrants in confined spaces with restricted oxygen,” El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez said in a statement. “I am extremely proud of the actions of our El Paso Sector Border Patrol Agents as they often encounter situations, where if not for their involvement, events as these would turn into tragedies. Our Border Patrol Agents are true heroes as they display compassion and professionalism (every day) in our very complex mission of border security.” | https://myfox8.com/border-report/34-migrants-rescued-from-cargo-trailers-in-separate-smuggling-attempts/ | 2022-04-01T01:12:57Z |
The last Russian troops left the Chernobyl nuclear plant early Friday, according to the Ukrainian government agency responsible for the exclusion zone around the plant.
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Russian troops who dug trenches in the forest were exposed to radiation, but that could not be confirmed.
The Ukrainian nuclear operator company Energoatom said Thursday that Russian troops were headed toward Ukraine’s border with Belarus.
Energoatom said that the Russian military was also preparing to leave Slavutych, a nearby city where power plant workers live.
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LVIV, UKRAINE — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after Russian troops withdrew from the north and center of the country, the situation has been heating up in the southeast where Russian forces are building up for new powerful attacks.
In his nighttime video address to the nation Thursday, Zelenskyy said it was heartening for all Ukrainians to see Russian troops retreating from north of Kyiv, from around the northern town of Chernihiv and from Sumy in the northeast. By he urged Ukrainians not to let up, saying the withdrawal was just a Russian tactic.
“We know their intentions. We know what they are planning and what they are doing,” Zelenskyy said. ““We know that they are moving away from those areas where we hit them in order to focus on other, very important ones where it may be difficult for us.
“We all want to win,” Zelenskyy added. “But there will be battles ahead. We still have to go through a very difficult path ahead to get everything we are striving for.”
Zelenskyy said he spoke Thursday with European Council President Charles Michel and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while his adviser spoke with U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
“We need more support from our partners right now when Russian troops are concentrating additional forces in certain areas,” Zelenskyy said.
WASHINGTON — The top-ranking Ukrainian Catholic cleric in the United States warned Thursday that religious minorities in the Eastern European country stand to be “crushed” if Moscow gains control, as fighting raged on more than a month after the Russian invasion began.
Archbishop Borys Gudziak said groups at risk include Catholics, Muslims and Orthodox who have broken away from the patriarch of Moscow.
Gudziak also cited reports that Russian forces have damaged two Holocaust memorials and Moscow’s false portrayal of Ukraine as a “Nazi” state although Ukraine overwhelmingly elected a Jewish president in Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“What is at stake for the people of faith is their freedom to practice their faith,” Gudziak said during an online panel discussion on the war, hosted by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University.
Gudziak is head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia and president of Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine. He also oversees external relations for the Kyiv-based Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says an initial half-dozen shipments of weapons and other security assistance have reached Ukraine as part of the $800 million package of aid that President Joe Biden approved on March 16.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that the shipments included Javelin anti-tank weapons, Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, body armor, medical supplies and other material. He said the 100 Switchblade armed drones that Biden approved as part of the package have not yet been delivered.
Kirby said the $800 million in assistance is likely to be fully delivered within about two weeks. It also includes Mi-17 helicopters, small arms, ammunition, vehicles, secure communications systems, and satellite imagery and analysis capability.
Separately, Kirby said U.S. troops are not training Ukrainian troops in Poland but are acting as liaisons with Ukrainian personnel who cross the border into Poland to take possession of U.S. security assistance. He noted that the standard U.S. military training mission that had existed in Ukraine for years was suspended shortly before Russia invaded.
DOHA, Qatar — A video showing the head of Ukrainian soccer wearing an armored vest on the streets of Kyiv brought the impact of Russia’s war into the FIFA Congress.
Andriy Pavelko used a recorded message to the gathering in Qatar on Thursday to talk about the deaths of footballers even as the sport “has taken a back seat in our country.”
The gathering in Doha featured delegates from Russia, including Alexey Sorokin, the chief executive of Russia’s 2018 World Cup organizing committee.
Russia won’t be in the draw for the World Cup on Friday after being disqualified from playing internationally by FIFA over the war. Ukraine can still qualify but its playoff semifinal against Scotland has been postponed until June with the hope the team will be in a position to return to the field by then.
LVIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s ombudsperson says that at least one person has been killed and four others have been wounded in the Russian shelling of a humanitarian convoy.
Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Lyudmyla Denisova said those who came under the shelling on Thursday were volunteers accompanying a convoy of buses sent to the northern city of Chernihiv to evacuate residents.
She said that the Russian forces besieging Chernihiv have made it impossible to evacuate civilians from the city that has been cut from food, water and other supplies.
The Russian shelling continued two days after Moscow announced it would scale back military operations around Kyiv and Chernihiv.
BERLIN — The International Atomic Energy Agency says it has been informed by Ukraine that the Russian forces which were in control of the Chernobyl nuclear plant have “in writing, transferred control” of the facility to Ukrainian personnel.
Ukraine said three convoys of Russian forces have already left the site toward Belarus, while the remaining troops were presumed to be preparing to leave, the agency said Thursday.
The IAEA added that it was in close consultations with Ukrainian authorities on sending a first assistance and support mission to Chernobyl in the next few days.
The agency said it has not been able to confirm reports of Russian forces receiving high doses of radiation while being inside the exclusion zone of the now-closed plant, but is seeking further information in order to provide an independent assessment of the situation.
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed his offer to host a meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian leaders during a telephone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
A statement from Erdogan’s office said the Turkish president also told Zelenskyy Thursday that a meeting between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators who met in Istanbul earlier this week had given “a meaningful impetus” to efforts to end the fighting.
Earlier this week, Ukraine’s delegation laid out a framework under which the country would declare itself neutral and its security would be guaranteed by an array of nations, including Turkey.
Meanwhile, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a joint news conference with a top Turkish Cypriot official that Erdogan also is expected to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said there’s “no clear evidence” that Vladimir Putin is scaling back military operations around Kyiv and suggested that the Russian president may have ordered some of his advisers fired or placed under house arrest.
Biden told reporters that “there’s some indication” that Putin has taken those steps against some of his advisers. He added, “But I don’t want to put too much stock in that at this time because we don’t have that much hard evidence.”
The White House on Wednesday released unclassified intelligence findings that Putin is being misinformed by his advisors about how badly the Russian military is performing.
The president made the comments after formally announcing that the U.S. would release 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve in hopes of easing surging gasoline prices.
Biden also reiterated that his administration remains skeptical that Russia will scale back operations around Kyiv as Moscow announced earlier this week.
Russian forces continued to shell Kyiv suburbs Thursday, two days after the Kremlin announced it would significantly scale back operations near both the capital and the northern city of Chernihiv.
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine says the United Nations and its partners have delivered supplies for thousands of people in the country’s northeast but have been unable to reach some encircled cities in the south.
Osnat Lubrani said Thursday that food rations from the humanitarian organization People in Need and the U.N. World Food Program will benefit nearly 6,000 people in Sumy and areas including Trostianets and Okhtyrka.
In addition, she said, basic household items including blankets and kettles from the U.N. refugee agency will support 1,500 people and sanitation kits will help 6,000 people with hygiene and drinking water.
Lubrani said medical supplies and trauma kits from the U.N. World Health Organization will treat 150 patients needing intensive care for serious injuries while other medical supplies will support 10,000 people for three months.
Shei said the U.N.-facilitated humanitarian notification system with Ukraine and Russia enabled safe passage for the convoy to Sumy on Thursday “but this is clearly not enough.” Efforts over the past month to reach Mauripol, Kherson and other encircled cities in the south have been unsuccessful because of safety concerns.
BERLIN — The U.N. nuclear watchdog says its director-general has arrived in Russia’s Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad for talks with senior Russian officials.
The International Atomic Energy Agency didn’t specify in a tweet whom exactly Rafael Mariano Grossi will meet on Friday or give further details of his agenda.
He arrived in Kaliningrad Thursday following a visit to Ukraine, where he visited a nuclear power plant and conferred with the energy minister and other officials on efforts to ensure the safety of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants.
Ukraine has 15 active nuclear reactors at four plants -- one of which, at Zaporizhzhia, is under the Russian military’s control.
GENEVA — A team with the International Committee of the Red Cross has arrived in a Ukraine-held city where staff are preparing to take civilians out of the beleaguered port city of Mariupol.
Julien Lerisson, deputy director of operations for the ICRC, said Thursday that the team assembling in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, has medicines, food, water, hygiene items and other essentials.
He said the organization has high-level agreement for the mission but is focused on making sure “the order trickles down the chain of command,” allowing the team to enter and leave Mariupol safely.
The Russian military has said it committed to a cease-fire along the route from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian authorities have said 45 buses would be sent to collect citizens and provide resources to those who remain.
Lucile Marbeau, a staff member with the ICRC team hoping to enter Mariupol, said on Thursday: “We’re here because really, we hope to be able to facilitate safe passage for civilians desperately wanting to flee Mariupol.”
LONDON — Britain’s defense minister says Ukraine’s international allies have agreed to send more military equipment, including artillery ammunition and armored vehicles.
U.K. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace held a conference call Thursday with defense ministers from more than 35 countries, including the United States, New Zealand, South Korea and Japan.
Wallace said that as a result “there will be more lethal aid going into Ukraine.” He said that would include “more long-range artillery, ammunition predominantly,” to help counter Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine’s cities.
Wallace said Ukraine was “also looking for armoured vehicles of some types, not tanks necessarily, but certainly protective vehicles.”
He said allies were also “looking to see what more we can do” to help Ukraine defend its coastline.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has sanctioned an employee of a state-affiliated Russian defense firm that developed malicious software that was used to target the energy sector.
The Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned Evgeny Viktorovich Gladkikh. He was one of four Russians charged in Justice Department indictments unsealed last week that alleged the hacking by Russia of critical infrastructure around the globe, including in the U.S. energy and aviation sectors.
Among the thousands of computers targeted in some 135 countries were of a Saudi petro-chemical plant where the hackers overrode safety controls.
That hack is singled out in a Treasury Department release announcing sanctions against Gladikh and several other employees of the research firm. In total, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced that it was designating 21 entities and 13 individuals, including in the aerospace, marine and electronics sectors.
LVIV, Ukraine — Russian troops were leaving the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and heading towards Ukraine’s border with Belarus, the Ukrainian nuclear operator company said Thursday.
The operator, Energoatom, said that the Russian military was also preparing to leave Slavutych, a nearby city where power plant workers live.
Energoatom also said reports were confirmed that the Russians dug trenches in the Red Forest, the 10-square-kilometer (nearly four-square-mile) area surrounding the Chernobyl plant within the Exclusion Zone, and received “significant doses of radiation.”
The Russian troops “panicked at the first sign of illness,” which “showed up very quickly,” and began to prepare to leave, the operator said. The claim couldn’t be independently verified.
Energoatom said the Russians have signed a document confirming the handover of the Chernobyl plant and stating that the plant’s administration doesn’t have any complaints about the Russian troops who were “guarding” the facility.
LONDON — The head of Britain’s military says Russian President Vladimir Putin has “already lost” in Ukraine and is weaker than he was before the invasion.
Adm. Tony Radakin at a think-tank seminar Thursday in London said Moscow’s aim to “take the whole of Ukraine” fell apart. He added that the coming weeks “will continue to be very difficult” for Ukraine.
“But in many ways, Putin has already lost,” he said. “Far from being the far-sighted manipulator of events that he would have us believe, Putin has damaged himself through a series of catastrophic misjudgements.”
Radakin also said there was “disquiet” at all levels of Russia’s military about the campaign, from troops who were not told they were invading Ukraine up to senior commanders.
Western officials say Putin’s small inner circle is not giving him the true picture of the war, and his isolation may have contributed to miscalculating the strength of resistance Russian troops would meet.
BERLIN — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe expressed regret Thursday at Russia’s decision to veto the extension of its observer mission in Ukraine.
The OSCE’s special monitoring mission has been present in Ukraine since 2014, when fighting between Ukrainians and Russia-backed separatists broke out in the country’s eastern regions after Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, who holds the OSCE rotating chair, said the observers had played a “crucial role by providing objective information on the security and humanitarian situation on the ground and relentlessly working to ease the effects of the conflict on the civilian population” in Ukraine for the past eight year.
The Vienna-based body’s secretary general, Helga Maria Schmid, expressed gratitude to the mission’s members, several of whom were wounded or killed over the years.
BERLIN — Germany’s economy minister says Europe should impose additional sanctions on Russia to prevent what he described as a “barbaric” war in Ukraine.
Robert Habeck said he discussed what further measures could be taken with his French counterpart during a bilateral meeting in Berlin on Thursday.
“The last package (of sanctions) doesn’t need to be the final one, it should not be the final one,” he told reporters, adding that he and French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire had “identified additional points that could be included in a (sanctions) package.”
Habeck declined to elaborate on what those points might be.
Speaking ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement on new rules requiring countries to pay for Russia’s natural gas sales in rubles, Habeck insisted that contracts would be adhered to. These stipulate payment in euros or dollars.
BERLIN — The Austrian and German leaders have underlined their rejection of a halt to Russian energy deliveries at this point.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer noted that several central and eastern European countries depend to one extent or another on Russian gas deliveries.
He and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz argued that existing sanctions already are having a significant effect and said they need time to switch to new providers and renewable energy sources.
Nehammer said that “sanctions only make sense … when they hit those they are supposed to hit, and don’t weaken those who carry out sanctions.”
ROME — A Kremlin decree says “unfriendly countries” can continue to pay for natural gas in foreign currency through a Russian bank that will convert the money into rubles.
The decree published Thursday by state media came a day after the leaders of Italy and Germany said they received assurances from President Vladimir Putin.
Putin talked tougher, saying Russia will start accepting ruble payments starting Friday for Western countries that imposed sanctions over its conflict with Ukraine. He said contracts will be stopped if buyers don’t sign up to the new conditions, including opening ruble accounts in Russian banks.
European leaders had rejected paying for deliveries in rubles, saying it would undermine sanctions imposed because of the war in Ukraine.
The decree Putin signed and published by state news agency RIA Novosti says a designated bank will open two accounts for each buyer, one in foreign currency and one in rubles. The buyers will pay in foreign currency and authorize the bank to sell that currency for rubles, which are placed in the second account, where the gas is formally purchased.
ROME — Italy’s leader is urging Europe to “cultivate all available land” as a partial remedy to reductions in agricultural imports, especially of Russian grain, due to the war in Ukraine.
Premier Mario Draghi told reporters on Thursday that under existing agricultural practices in the European Union 10% of land is purposely left fallow, but that must now change as European countries search for ways to reduce dependency on farm imports.
It’s not clear whether Ukraine, one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat, maize and sunflower oil, might be able to salvage any of this planting season.
Meanwhile, Draghi noted that Western Europe will be looking to food producers like Canada, the United States and Argentina to help make up the shortfall of imports from Ukraine and Russia.
STOCKHOLM — The deputy director of Sweden’s Military Intelligence and Security agency says Russia has made “a strategic miscalculation when invading Ukraine.”
Daniel Olsson said the invasion of Ukraine “has shown that the Russian leadership is ready to take great risks, larger than previously taken.”
The government agency’s analysis suggested a likely “a western containment of Russia,” including reducing trade in Russian energy.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
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House votes to cap cost of insulin at $35, heads to Senate
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(WASHINGTON) — Congress could soon send to the president’s desk a bill that would cap the cost of the lifesaving drug insulin at $35 per month — a move that could significantly reduce and rein in out-of-pocket drug costs for millions of Americans with diabetes.
The House approved the bill Thursday by a vote of 232-193, with 12 Republicans joining all Democrats in support.
The bill now heads to the Senate, and it could be taken up in the upper chamber in a matter of weeks if there is bipartisan agreement.
Experts say it costs less than $10 a vial to manufacture, yet there are still American families with insurance paying hundreds of dollars per vial of insulin.
Currently, costs for patients can range from $334 to $1,000 a month for insulin, according to a 2020 Kaiser Family Foundation report.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 37.3 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, which is about 11% of the U.S. population. Out of the nearly 40 million people who have diabetes — about 25% or 7.4 million Americans need insulin. Many people with diabetes are prescribed insulin, either because their bodies do not produce insulin (Type 1 diabetes) or do not use insulin properly (Type 2 diabetes).
The bill to cap the cost of insulin was originally a part of President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” domestic policy agenda, but since that massive piece of legislation is stalled in the Senate, lawmakers decided to move unilaterally on this standalone bill specifically addressing insulin.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told reporters on Wednesday that it is “inexcusable” people are being charged exorbitant prices for “a lifesaving and life-sustaining drug whose costs [have] not increased and whose research costs have been amortized a very long period of time ago.”
Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan, one of the authors of the House bill, said it’s “outrageous that a single vial of insulin costs up to $1,000, when the medication costs just a few dollars to make.”
The bill caps cost-sharing for a month’s supply of insulin starting in 2023 at whichever amount is lower: $35, or 25% of a plan’s negotiated price, according to the bill’s text. The bill does not lower the overall price of insulin; it would likely shift more of the cost onto insurers and employers.
Supporters of the bill say it will save lives by making insulin affordable for millions of Americans, many of whom now reduce the amount they take or skip doses, resulting in far more costly visits to emergency rooms and the hospital.
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Washington [US], April 1 (ANI): After the Taliban banned Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts from terrestrial television, the US government-funded news agency has launched a 24/7 direct-to-home satellite-delivered television channel for Afghanistan, local media reported.
The channel carries uncensored news and information in both the Pashto and Dari languages of the country, according to Voice of America (VOA).
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VOA's programs were ordered off affiliated television stations in Afghanistan effective on March 27, as part of a broad ban on content regarded as undermining Taliban policies, including prohibiting women from anchoring newscasts with men.
VOA's new TV stream, identified as "VOA Afghanistan," is on the Yahsat Y-1A satellite (52.2 degrees East), Transponder 12 (downlink frequency 11.938 GHz), Channel 469. The Yahsat satellite is Afghanistan's most popular platform, ensuring the Afghan audience will have access to VOA's programming despite the Taliban censorship, reported VOA.
Also Read | Pakistan PM Imran Khan Refuses to Resign, Says 3 Stooges Working With Foreign Powers Against Govt.
"Afghanistan is now one of the most repressive media markets in the world," said Acting VOA Director Yolanda Lopez.
"Despite the Taliban's attempt to end press freedom, VOA News stands by its Afghan audience with credible and authoritative news and information," Lopez added.
The new VOA Afghanistan satellite stream includes its popular "TV Ashna" newscasts, its women's show "Etesal," viewer call-in programming, and programming from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Azadi radio. Additional programming is planned, including entertainment shows to fill a void in Afghanistan, where local channels cannot air music programs, reported VOA.
It further reported that the VOA satellite channel has been in development since August, before the fall of Afghanistan's elected government. The channel is also accessible on YouTube and on VOA's Pashto and Dari language websites.
Domestic and international critics say media and freedom of speech have worsened under Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
Afghan journalists have been repeatedly detained and subjected to violence by security forces. In December, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released a survey, showing that at least 40 per cent of Afghan media outlets have disappeared and more than 80 per cent of women journalists lost their jobs since the Taliban takeover of the country.
Hundreds of journalists have also left Afghanistan since August for fear of Taliban reprisals or because of problems associated with practising their profession under the new rulers.
More than 6,400 journalists and media employees have lost their jobs since August 15 when the Taliban seized control of the Afghan capital, Kabul, according to the RSF survey. (ANI)
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5 Survival Drama Shows to Keep Your Pulse Racing While You're on the Couch
By Anna GarrisonMar. 31 2022, Published 6:09 p.m. ET
Whether you're stuck at home in quarantine or spending a lazy day in bed, survival drama TV shows such as Squid Game and The Walking Dead have captivated audiences. The unique qualities of a survival drama often involve heavy action, a group of ragtag heroes beating the odds, and, of course, a driving need to survive at all costs.
Here are five of our favorite survival drama TV shows to get your heart pounding.
'Lost'
Perhaps the classic survival TV drama, Lost launched the careers of many actors and actresses fans love today. Despite a somewhat controversial ending, Lost ran for six seasons and is widely regarded as one of the best TV shows of all time. Lost follows survivors of an airplane crash on a mysterious island somewhere in the South Pacific Ocean.
Lost is available for streaming on Hulu.
'Yellowjackets'
Yellowjackets is an ensemble drama about teenagers who were involved in a plane crash in 1996, leaving the team members to survive for 19 months until their rescue. The series tracks the teens' attempts to survive as well as their adult lives in the present day. The show's first season received critical acclaim, and it's been renewed for Season 2.
Yellowjackets is available for streaming on Showtime or Prime Video.
'The Wilds'
Amazon drama The Wilds is another ensemble drama that tracks a group of teenage girls who are left stranded on a desert island after a plane crash. However, the girls are unaware that their presence on the island is a social experiment with dangerous outcomes. The show's second season will premiere on May 6, 2022.
The Wilds is available for streaming on Prime Video.
'Snowpiercer'
Based on the acclaimed film of the same name, Snowpiercer follows a group of people in a dystopian future who have taken refuge on a perpetually moving luxury train from the world's frozen wasteland. Since the world's climate catastrophe, the citizens on the train have become separated by class, and the show often tackles issues of class warfare and social injustice.
Snowpiercer is available for streaming on HBO Max or Prime Video. New episodes air on TNT.
'Alice in Borderland'
Netflix series Alice in Borderland is set in a dystopian Tokyo where people participate in deadly games, with difficulty levels determined by playing cards. If players survive the initial games, they receive "visas," which extend the longer they compete. If the visas "expire," participants are killed. The show is based on a manga of the same name and will premiere its second season in December 2022.
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Watch live: Biden delivers State of the Union address
President Biden will deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.
The event is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. ET.
Watch the video above.
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- The global powder metallurgy market is witnessing growth due to increasing usage of powder metallurgy in different end-use sectors such as automotive, aerospace, etc.
- Increasing demand for powder metallurgy from the automobile industry is triggered by implementation of regulations to increase fuel efficiency
ALBANY, N.Y., April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The global powder metallurgy market was valued over US$ 6.4 Bn in 2020. The market is anticipated to rise at a CAGR of 7.7% during the forecast period, from 2021 to 2031. The global powder metallurgy market is estimated to cross the US$ 14.4 Bn mark by 2031. The growing use of powder metallurgy in the automotive industry is likely to fuel growth of the global powder metallurgy market during the forecast period. The global market is expanding due to the increasing use of powder metallurgy in numerous end-use industries. Product development in this market is also being witnessed. Due to rising demand from a number of infrastructure projects and building activities throughout the world, the global powder metallurgy market is likely to observe robust expansion.
The demand for powder metallurgy in the automotive industry is also being driven by the adoption of regulations to increase fuel economy. Metal injection molding, warm compaction, and metal powder forging have all been used to achieve the Corporate Average Fuel Economy objective, which has resulted in the advent of lightweight materials, lightweight design, and alternative energy sources. The need for powder metallurgy components is increasing as a result of this.
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The powder metallurgy market in Asia Pacific is estimated to account for a significant share of the global market. Rapid urbanization, growing population, and rising need for better infrastructure are likely to drive the expansion of the regional market over the next few years. The demand for power metallurgy is being fueled by the expansion of infrastructure development and building activities in India and China.
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- In the automobile sector, powder metallurgy plays a critical role. Increasing demand for lightweight materials with improved durability, performance, and dependability in order to build low-cost yet safe automobiles is likely to drive usage of powder metallurgy in automotive applications.
- In comparison with traditional manufacturing methods, powder metallurgy offers several benefits. Powdered metallurgy, which is targeted toward mass manufacturing, has high potential saving in manufacturing. Powder metallurgy reduces machining time. As a result of the increasing preference for powder metallurgy over traditional manufacturing technologies, the global powder metallurgy market is expanding.
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- Powder metallurgy applications in the automobile industry are constantly increasing, since powder metallurgy is often regarded as a viable option to machined or cast parts. The need for powder metallurgy in the automobile industry is being driven by growing awareness about the need to increase fuel economy in many developing regions.
- Use of additive manufacturing in aerospace, automotive, medical, and military industries is projected to boost the global powder metallurgy market. Due to benefits such as speed, volume, minimal waste, and surface finish quality, powder metal production has become a preferred process for creating small parts of medical equipment.
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Global Powder Metallurgy Market: Growth Drivers
- Powder metallurgy is utilized in majority of aerospace components, owing to the growing requirement for high modulus of elasticity, high heat capacity, and controlled porosity. Powder metallurgy is becoming more popular with the rising demand for thermoplastic elements in the aerospace industry.
- Powder metallurgy refers to metal forming technology that involves converting metal into powder form to develop a unique product. Powder metallurgy is used in the production of industrial machinery, hydraulics, hardware, and hand tools. In addition to kitchen appliances and ceiling fans, powder metallurgy is utilized in a variety of home items.
Global Powder Metallurgy Market: Key Players
Some of the key market players are
- Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd
- GKN Sinter Metal Engineering GmBH
- H.C. Starck Tungsten Powders
- Advanced Powders & Coatings
- ExOne GmbH
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Material
- Iron Powder
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End Use
- Automotive
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- Direct Reduction
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SÃO PAULO, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ZENVIA Inc. ("ZENVIA" or "Company") (NASDAQ: ZENV), a customer experience communications platform that empowers businesses to create unique journeys for their end-customers along their life cycle, announced today that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The annual report, the first one issued by Zenvia since the IPO in July 2021, can be accessed on the Company's investor relations website at http://investors.zenvia.com or at http://www.sec.gov.
The Company will provide shareholders a hard copy of its annual report containing the audited consolidated financial statements, free of charge, upon request. Requests should be directed to the Investor Relations Department through the email ir@zenvia.com.
About ZENVIA
ZENVIA is driven by the purpose of empowering companies to create unique experiences for customer communications through its unified end-to-end platform. ZENVIA empowers companies to transform their existing customer communications from non-scalable, physical, and impersonal interactions into highly scalable, digital first and hyper contextualized experiences across the customer journey. ZENVIA's unified end-to-end CX communications platform provides a combination of (i) SaaS focused on campaigns, sales teams, customer service and engagement, (ii) tools, such as software application programming interfaces, or APIs, chatbots, single customer view, journey designer, documents composer and authentication and (iii) channels, such as SMS, Voice, WhatsApp, Instagram and Webchat. Its comprehensive platform assists customers across multiple use cases, including marketing campaigns, customer acquisition, customer onboarding, warnings, customer services, fraud control, cross-selling and customer retention, among others. ZENVIA's shares are traded on Nasdaq, under the ticker ZENV.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first issued and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Words such as "expect," "anticipate," "should," "believe," "hope," "target," "project," "goals," "estimate," "potential," "predict," "may," "will," "might," "could," "intend," variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond Zenvia's control.
Zenvia's actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to several factors, including but not limited to: our ability to innovate and respond to technological advances, changing market needs and customer demands, our ability to successfully acquire new businesses as customers, acquire customers in new industry verticals and appropriately manage international expansion, substantial and increasing competition in our market, compliance with applicable regulatory and legislative developments and regulations, the dependence of our business on our relationship with certain service providers, among other factors.
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NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Randolph Bancorp, Inc. ("Randolph" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: RNDB), in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Company by Hometown Financial Group, Inc. ("Hometown"). Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Company's shareholders will receive $27.00 in cash for each share of Randolph common stock owned. The transaction is valued at approximately $146.5 million.
If you own Randolph shares and wish to discuss this investigation or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, visit our website:
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Weiss Law is investigating whether (i) Randolph's board of directors acted in the best interests of Company shareholders in agreeing to the proposed transaction, (ii) the $27.00 per-share merger consideration adequately compensates Randolph's shareholders, and (iii) all information regarding the sales process and valuation of the transaction will be fully and fairly disclosed.
Weiss Law has litigated hundreds of stockholder class and derivative actions for violations of corporate and fiduciary duties. We have recovered over a billion dollars for defrauded clients and obtained important corporate governance relief in many of these cases. If you have information or would like legal advice concerning possible corporate wrongdoing (including insider trading, waste of corporate assets, accounting fraud, or materially misleading information), consumer fraud (including false advertising, defective products, or other deceptive business practices), or anti-trust violations, please email us at stockinfo@weisslawllp.com
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Zelensky says Turkey ready to become guarantor of Ukraine's security
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted on Thursday he had discussed steps toward peace in Ukraine with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
During the conversation, Zelensky noted the high level of organization of negotiations of Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul.
Besides, the Ukrainian leader said he appreciates the readiness of Turkey to become a guarantor of Ukraine's security.
Ukraine and Russia concluded their fresh round of face-to-face peace talks in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Tuesday.
At the negotiations, Kiev proposed to sign a new international treaty on security guarantees, which enshrines obligations for the guarantor countries to provide Ukraine with military assistance in the event of an attack. | https://www.shine.cn/news/world/2204013837/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:00Z |
Dublin Police Hosting ‘Bikes & Badges’ Donation Drive
(DUBLIN, OH) — For the second year, the Dublin Police Department is collecting new and recycled bicycles to connect local children with a free, safe bike to ride. Dublin Police, in partnership with the Starfish Assignment, will host a Bikes & Badges donation drive Saturday, April 2, from 11 a.m. to...
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LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — One officer was killed and two others were shot Thursday in Pennsylvania while responding to a domestic disturbance call, Lebanon Mayor Sherry Capello said.
Police officers went to a home in the city at about 3:30 p.m. for the disturbance call when gunfire broke out and officers radioed in they were hit, Capello said at a brief news conference.
All three officers were taken to hospitals. One of them has been pronounced dead. A second is in critical condition, but is stable, and a third was in stable condition, Capello said.
The suspect, a 34-year-old man, was killed in the shooting, Lebanon Police Chief Todd Breiner said.
The slain officer’s name is being withheld pending notification of extended family members.
Police did not release further details.
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SILVER CREEK, N.Y. (WIVB) – Children from kindergarten to second grade were locked in what’s been described as an “isolation room” at an elementary school outside Buffalo, New York, a district administrator wrote in a letter to the school board earlier this week.
The letter states that at least five students at Silver Creek Elementary School, including a kindergartner, have been “inhumanely and illegally locked or barricaded in an isolation cell.”
“I have been fighting all year to keep children out of the isolation cell,” wrote Jay Hall, the assistant director of elementary programming on Monday.
Hall described the room as a “cold, cinder block jail-like cell,” and said, “It should never, even for one second, be used in any capacity to redirect or punish any child at any time.”
“Children as young as 5 years old are being blockaded and locked in the isolation cell, kicking the door, pounding on glass with their fists, banging their heads, crying profusely, pleading to be freed, all with complicit staff members standing by and watching,” Hall said.
Parents got wind of the letter and started posting complaints on Facebook this week. “You better pray we never find out that our son has ever been put in one of these so called cells!!” wrote one parent.
On Wednesday, the school district issued a statement, saying in part:
“The District is aware that this morning there were concerns raised on social media pertaining to our Elementary School. The District’s most important priority is the safety and security of all District students and staff. We take any concerns and allegations regarding student safety and their wellbeing as the top priority.”
The district said a law firm, which also acts as counsel for the school board, is investigating the allegations. Superintendent Todd A. Crandall said he hopes to have a report by the end of the week.
Kerry Vasquezmarte, a district parent, said the concerns aren’t new. She said her special-needs daughter was locked in a room several times as a pre-K student at the elementary school. She said a classmate witnessed her daughter being dragged by her arms through a hallway.
Vasquezmarte said her daughter cried when she confronted her about the incident and still has nightmares. She said she met with a teacher and Superintendent Crandall over a year ago to discuss the isolation techniques.
“And all he did was blame my child during the meeting,” Vasquezmarte said. “And I said numerous times to get my child, I was taking her home, she’s not being locked in a room. It took me threatening him for him to finally radio down to wherever to retrieve my kid.”
Vasquezmarte said she eventually pulled her child out of pre-K and homeschooled her during the kindergarten year. Her daughter is back at the elementary school for first grade with a “fantastic” teacher, Vasquezmarte said.
“I was only made aware of any concern on Friday, March 18,” Crandall said. “I can’t comment on something from years ago.”
Crandall said the law firm had an attorney on site Wednesday to conduct interviews. The attorney was also on school district property Thursday.
“We are not about hiding anything or trying to cover up anything,” Crandall said. “Student and staff safety is paramount, and we look forward to hearing the results so that if need be we can address any protocol or procedures as needed.”
The New York State Department of Education says it could not confirm or deny that the state was looking into these claims. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office said it is not investigating the claims at the school because no one has made a formal complaint. | https://myfox8.com/news/elementary-students-locked-in-isolation-room-as-discipline-administrator-says/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:03Z |
These are some trending topics for today, March 31.
Morbius
Struggling with a rare blood disorder, Dr. M ‘copters into Costa Rica to subject himself to a caveful of vampire bats. His research suggests a blend of human and bat DNA will cure him, and he’ll be able to save his similarly afflicted childhood friend nicknamed “Milo” (played by Matt Smith of “Doctor Who”) as he promised him years earlier.
“Morbius,” a Sony Pictures release slated for theaters Friday, is rated PG-13 for “intense sequences of violence, some frightening images, and brief strong language.” Running time: 104 minutes. Apparently not worth the watch?
Caitlyn Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner has joined Fox News as a contributor.
The 72-year-old reality star - who was born as Bruce Jenner and became known for winning Olympic gold in Decathlon during the 1976 games in Montreal before transitioning into a woman whilst starring on 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' - is "humbled" to become part of the news network and to be able to "speak directly" to Americans.
People are also reading…
In a tweet, she said: "I am humbled by this unique opportunity to speak directly to @FoxNews millions of viewers about a range of issues that are important to the American people." Learn more about it here:
Severe storms in the south, massive fires in Tennessee
A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight — killing at least two in the Florida Panhandle, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and businesses damaged as the vast weather front raced across several states.
In Florida, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said Thursday morning that two were killed and two injured when a tornado touched down in the western Florida Panhandle.
Firefighters, meanwhile, have been trying to get handle on a wildfire spreading near Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, amid mandatory evacuations as winds whipped up ahead of the approaching storm front. Read all about today's wild weather here:
Bobby Wagner
Linebacker Bobby Wagner agreed to a five-year deal Thursday to join his hometown Los Angeles Rams.
The Super Bowl champions outmaneuvered several suitors for Wagner, one of the NFL's top inside linebackers after his decade with the Seattle Seahawks. ESPN reported Wagner's deal contains $50 million guaranteed and could be worth up to $65 million.
The Seahawks released the six-time All-Pro anchor of their defense on March 9. Read about it here:
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linebacker Bobby Wagner agreed to a five-year deal Thursday to join his hometown Los Angeles Rams.
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Trans Day of Visibility
The Biden administration is marking the International Transgender Day of Visibility on Thursday with a series of measures in support of transgender Americans as they face efforts to curb their rights across the country.
Chernobyl
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops handed control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant back to the Ukrainians and left the heavily contaminated site early Friday, more than a month after taking it over, Ukrainian authorities said, as fighting raged on the outskirts of Kyiv and other fronts.
Bruce Willis
The Razzies canceled a 2021 special category for Worst Performance by Bruce Willis despite initially defending a decision to move forward with it.
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This morning's top headlines: Thursday, March 31
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months, a bid to control energy prices that have spiked after the United States and allies imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops handed control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant back to the Ukrainians and left the heavily contaminated site early Friday, more than a month after taking it over, Ukrainian authorities said, as fighting raged on the outskirts of Kyiv and other fronts.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked Transgender Day of Visibility on Thursday by denouncing “hateful bills” being passed at the state level as the White House played host to “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider, the first openly transgender winner on the popular quiz show.
A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight — killing at least two in the Florida Panhandle, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and businesses damaged as the vast weather front raced across several states.
Defense attorneys quickly rested their case Thursday after one of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer repeatedly said “absolutely not” when asked if he had agreed to abduct her before the 2020 election.
OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Two crewmembers rescued from the midweek crash of a U.S. Navy aircraft in Eastern Shore waters near the Virginia-Maryland line have non-life-threatening injuries and remain hospitalized, authorities said Thursday.
BOSTON (AP) — Chris Rock received several standing ovations before he told one joke Wednesday at his first comedy show since Will Smith slapped him in the face onstage at the Oscars.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Wednesday said that Will Smith was asked to leave Sunday's Oscar ceremony after hitting Chris Rock but refused to do so.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Christian Pulisic walked across the field with a towel draped around his head, angry after another U.S. defeat.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Bruce Arians unexpectedly retired as coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a stunning move Wednesday night that the 69-year-old who guided the team to its second Super Bowl title says is not related to health. | https://siouxcityjournal.com/entertainment/morbius-is-not-just-another-bat-man-caitlyn-jenners-new-job-and-more-trending-topics/article_0c4cf0e2-e1fb-5d6e-ba46-0c39fae3c2b2.html | 2022-04-01T01:13:03Z |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5 Double Play" game were:
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(two, six, eleven, twenty-five, thirty-two)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5 Double Play" game were:
02-06-11-25-32
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$11m for road repairs in Manchester Central
Wednesday, March 30, 2022Local Government and Rural Development Minister Desmond McKenzie has announced that some $11 million will be spent to repair a section of the May Day Main Road in the Knockpatrick Division of the Manchester Central constituency.
The road had been severely�damaged by water runoff from an adjoining hillside. Some temporary measures to�ease the flooding had been put in place, but the funds will be used to effect a�more permanent solution.
The Minister, who was invited�to the constituency by Member of Parliament Rhoda Moy Crawford, made the�announcement when he stopped at the Mandeville Market in the parish capital on�Thursday, March 24.
“I must commend the�mayor and the MP that the overall conditions of the road network in the constituency�was not that bad. We have just provided some $11 million to undertake repairs�to May Day Road. We visited the Melrose Cemetery, which I was very impressed�with, and there are some needs there, which we will be providing some�infrastructure for,” McKenzie said.
At the Mandeville�Market, Minister McKenzie listened to the vendors who ply their wares in the�more than 100-year-old facility. He said it was clear that the size of the facility was no longer compatible with the number of vendors who use it daily.
“The market needs�extensive repairs and I have asked the mayor and the technical team at the�Ministry to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the needs and come up with�a plan, so that we can start to address the genuine issues that the vendors and�also shoppers… are facing,” McKenzie noted.
He also addressed the�issue of the Metropolitan police, with whom the vendors said they have�differences. The Minister told the vendors, “On Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, there are specific areas in the market that vehicular traffic use; for those three days, those areas will now be closed to vehicular traffic and become 'pedestrian only', and you will be allowed to operate in these locations”.
At the adjoining�vending arcade, where clothing and footwear are sold, McKenzie said urgent�attention is needed.
“I am not making any�promises, because funding is going to be difficult and it's not just Mandeville�Market alone that has issues. I have them at all markets across the country,”�McKenzie said.
He said he would�further address the Government's plans for markets in his sectoral�presentation, and thanked the vendors for their understanding, in light of how�difficult it is to earn a living.
The Minister and his�team also toured Melrose Yam Park, Bellefield Hill Main Road and Davyton�Square.�
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The Navy is investigating the crash of one of its aircraft that killed a crewmember and sent two others to the hospital Wednesday.
The Navy E-2D Hawkeye crashed about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the vicinity of Wallops Island and Chincoteague, in Virginia’s Eastern Shore region.
The Coast Guard rescued two crewmembers, who were taken to a hospital and treated for non life-threatening injuries. The third crewmember was found dead in the aircraft, Navy officials said.
The E-2D Hawkeye was assigned to an East Coast Command and Control squadron. The carrier-based aircraft is used for sea- and air-based surveillance.
The identity of the crewmember who died in the crash was withheld pending notification of next-of-kin, officials said. | https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/31/1-dead-2-rescued-after-navy-surveillance-aircraft-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS | 2022-04-01T01:13:04Z |
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Busch Stadium gearing up for season with food, fun, and giveaways
ST. LOUIS –The lockout is over and we are now just one week out from the start of the St. Louis Cardinals season. Opening Day at Busch Stadium will be April 7 against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The team at Busch Stadium is pulling out all the stops to make the game-day experience extra special in 2022. Crews are busy perfecting the field. Theme nights and giveaways are planned with something for everyone. And the smell of ballpark food is ready to welcome you back.
“Cardinals Nation is a picky bunch. They expect the Cardinals out here winning. They expect to have good food when they’re here. We’ve got to step up to the plate no different than the players on the field,” said Norman Taylor, Jr., Executive Sous Chef at Busch Stadium.
Megan Eberthart, the promotions and events director with the St. Louis Cardinals, also shared her enthusiasm about the season.
“This year is going to be so much fun. It is so fun to plan a season-long tribute to such great players. And we’re just so excited about it. I’ve been here many, many years and I can tell you that this is the year I am most excited for,” said Eberthart.
Also new this year are even more digital options in the stadium. So, you’ll want to download the Ballpark App before you head downtown. For more on Opening Day, tickets, and policies, visit: www.mlb.com/cardinals
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Magic switching up defensive coverages mostly yields positive results
The Orlando Magic’s defense has stepped up since the All-Star break, with much of that success being tied to them trying out different schemes more.
The Magic typically play drop defense with their bigs and will occasionally hedge depending on the ball handler, but since the break they’ve been incorporating two other schemes: Zone and switching.
“The league’s gotten so good in ways guys can score,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. “You can’t give one package to specific guys. You’ve got to be able to play in the drop. You’ve got to be able to blitz the pick-and-roll. You’ve got to be able to mix in zone here and there. It’s so great our guys have the versatility to be able to do it.”
Orlando’s played zone slightly more since the break. The Magic have zoned 4.82 times per game since the break compared to 4.47 before the break, according to Synergy.
For the season ahead of Friday’s home game against the Toronto Raptors, the Magic allow 0.906 points per possession when in a zone vs. 0.984 points per possession when playing man-to-man defense.
“A lot of coaches say the more you work on it, the tougher to gets,” Mosley said of playing zone defense. “The zone has applied a lot of communication, which we continue to grow with. It’s helped a ton in games.”
Switching has been an even bigger part of the Magic’s defense.
When done correctly, switching helps teams keep offensive actions in front and minimize gaps for offenses to attack.
But when not done with enough discretion, offenses can weaponize a team’s switching by creating favorable mismatches, which is what the Washington Wizards did multiple times during the fourth quarter of their 127-110 Wednesday win over the Magic.
Kristaps Porziņģis (35 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists) drew three fouls — two shooting — in the fourth after a Magic guard switched onto the 7-foot-3 center, helping him go 5 of 6 on free throws in the final period and 10 of 13 overall.
“That was the key point from the beginning of the game — switch without fouling,” Mosley said. “[Porziņģis] did a great job of drawing those fouls, but those swipe downs were a lot of it.”
To Franz Wagner, switching effectively requires the team’s technique to be precise.
“If you’re just letting people run around freely it’s really hard to guard when you want to switch,” Wagner said. “And you’ve got to be able to guard one-on-one. That’s what we want to do when we switch — force people to score one-on-one on us. If they get into the paint and someone has to help, it’s hard to rotate against. If you do those two things, most of the time you have a good night.”
Orlando’s defense has produced during the past month, ranking fifth in defensive rating since Feb. 23, even as it toggles between coverages.
“It requires great communication,” Wagner said. “Not just from us, but us asking the coaches what we’re in. They’ve done a great job of that.”
This article first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Email Khobi Price at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter at @khobi_price.
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Missouri man charged in Jan. 6 riots, accused of hitting officer
DREXEL, Mo. — A Kansas City-area man has been charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol.
Cale Douglas Clayton, of Drexel, Missouri, is accused of civil disorder, assaulting officers, stealing government property, and other crimes. He was arrested Thursday.
Court documents show the FBI received an online tip one day after the riots. The tip identified Clayton as one of the rioters.
The FBI reported agents used body-cameras worn by a number of officers to validate the tip and confirm that Clayton was involved in the riot.
The FBI released pictures allegedly showing Clayton in a red baseball hat, red Kansas City Chiefs sweatshirt, khaki vest, jeans and boots to the Capitol grounds on the day of the riots. Investigators allege that Clayton can be heard on video shouting at officers.
The following is a transcript of what Clayton allegedly yelled at officers, according to court documents.
“We are going to win. You don’t have enough for all of us. You might hit me once or twice. You might spray me with pepper spray. I don’t give a f***. There ain’t enough for millions of people here and you know
it,” Clayton said at one point on the video according to court documents.
Less than an hour later the FBI said Clayton was again on video, this time closer to the Capitol. He is still yelling at officers.
The following transcript took place over a span of five minutes, according to the court documents.
“You guys are losing a lot of bodies.”
“Get that pepper spray out. . . not enough.”
“You guys fired the first f***ing shot. You know that right? You guys fired the first shot.”
“Keep that door open. We’re gonna come in right there.”
“You guys realize your President told us to be here. Your President! Hey, how does that make you feel? You’re defying your own f***ing country. Your own country you’re defying. . . . The s*** has hit the fan, yes. Remember that. Who do you [inaudible]? The f***ing city of D.C.? The f***ing mayor? Or the President of the United States. Are you a patriot? Or are you a f***ing yes man?”
“F***ing brain washed. You’re f***ing brain washed. Look at you guys. Brain washed. Brain f***ing washed. This is so much bigger than what we’re f***ing doing right here. This is just the tip of the iceberg. 84 f***ing million of us. Pissed off. What are you guys gonna do? . . . .Which side of history are you guys gonna be on?”
“Think about it. [Inaudible] the revolution. You ain’t gonna stop it. It’s already happening. . . You guys are just gonna be a little speed bump along the way.”
“Your f***ing president told us to be here. You should be on this side, right here, going with us. You are an American citizen. Your f***ing President told you to do that. You too. You too. You. All of you guys. That Tweet was for you guys. For us. For you.”
Court documents show Clayton didn’t just yell. They say his actions escalated the longer he was with other accused rioters.
At one point, investigators said Clayton is on video grabbing a police officer’s shield.
Clayton can also allegedly be seen picking up a police baton after it was dropped by an officer. The red arrow in the photos from the FBI below points to the baton.
Other photos show Clayton allegedly threatening an officer with the baton as he holds the officer’s shield.
Court documents say Clayton is also in surveillance video from outside the U.S. Capitol. It shows him moving up the stairs toward police as they tried to clear trespassers from the area.
As an officer tries to grab the baton from Clayton’s hand, he allegedly hits one of the officers. Clayton is also accused of becoming violent with an officer as the officer tried to arrest him.
Clayton was eventually taken into custody on Jan. 6. He was transported to a police station and later released without charges.
In the investigation since the riots, investigators allege that Clayton violated several crimes and there is enough probable cause to prosecute him.
An FBI special agent and FBI task force officer interviewed Clayton in Drexel two months after they received the tip that he was involved in the riots.
During the interview, Clayton said he was in D.C. at the time to attend a rally supporting President Donald Trump. He also said that after the rally he went to the Capitol and was arrested while he tried to return a police baton to an officer.
Clayton said he did not riot or engage in violence or vandalism.
He is the latest suspect to be charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol. Several other Kansas and Missouri residents have been charged as well.
Six people linked to the Kansas City metro chapter of the Proud Boys, who were charged in connection with the insurrection, pleaded not guilty to the crimes earlier this month.
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Column: Chicago Bulls need a healthy Lonzo Ball to be at their best for the playoffs, but his status remains unclear
The Chicago Bulls faced off against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night at the United Center to begin a stretch of five straight home games, trying to put themselves in good position for a playoff run.
They’ll have one more road game — April 10 at the Minnesota Timberwolves — before a much-anticipated return to the postseason for the first time since 2017.
Building some momentum is paramount for a team that has saved its worst for last. After going 39-21 and battling through some difficult injuries, the Bulls regressed significantly, losing 11 of 16 games and slowly sinking in the Eastern Conference standings.
Hopes of finishing as the third or fourth seed in the East and earning home-court advantage for at least the first round appear remote. But hanging on to the No. 5 spot over the Toronto Raptors should be attainable with a strong finish.
No matter their opponent in the first round — the Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics or Philadelphia 76ers — the Bulls will enter the playoffs as huge underdogs, thanks to their post All-Star break slide and a combined 1-11 record against those four teams.
Alex Caruso said the goal is to “find the best version of us” down the stretch.
“When we play at that version, we’re a really good team,” he said.
The problem is the Bulls haven’t played at that level for several weeks, even since the recent returns of Caruso and forward Patrick Williams. The loss of Lonzo Ball to a meniscus tear in his left knee has been one of the biggest reasons for the Bulls’ woes, and there’s no certainty he will be back for the postseason.
On March 21, the Bulls announced a 10-day pause on Ball’s running program to give him more time to heal from arthroscopic surgery done in January. Before Thursday’s game against the Clippers, coach Billy Donovan said Ball would be “ramping up” again but added it would be a gradual process to see how he responds.
Ball has recovered well since the surgery, Donovan said, but getting back to game speed is another matter.
“Sprinting is where he’s had some discomfort,” Donovan said. “Pulling him back, he does feel fine. It’s just when he gets to doing anything full speed. … And we’ll see if this (pause) has helped.”
The Bulls’ postseason hopes don’t hinge on Ball’s return. Caruso can run the show, and rookie Ayo Dosunmu continues to develop into a dependable player. But there’s no doubt the Bulls would receive a big emotional lift if Ball somehow were able to make it back for the playoffs.
“That’s our starting point guard, so if you get that back to any team, it’s going to be a good addition,” Caruso said Thursday. “I don’t know what his timetable is or what the plan is for him. … But he looks like he’s in good spirits. He’s been working.
“So cross our fingers and see what happens when that day comes.”
Crossing fingers might not be enough. With only 10 days left in the regular season, is there enough time?
Donovan said doctors have given no indication Ball can’t do it.
“He really wants to play,” Donovan said. “But he’s also going to be smart in terms of how he’s feeling, and he’s going to be realistic and the doctors will put their heads together. But certainly every day that goes by, and time that passes by, you’re moving closer and closer to the end of the season.”
And if Ball can’t make it back in those 10 days, could he still make his return in the postseason?
Donovan couldn’t answer that question but said if Ball responds well to the ramp-up they’ll get a better idea from doctors.
As for now, the Bulls are grappling with a difficult final stretch that continues a Saturday game against the Heat, who have beaten them all three times in the season series, and includes back-to back games Tuesday and Wednesday against the defending champion Bucks and Celtics.
It’s time to see what they’re made of.
“Any team that’s planning on playing in the postseason has to have a high sense of urgency this time of the year,” Caruso said. “It’s just about us going out there and trying to fine-tune some stuff, work on some defensive coverages and stuff we might try in the playoffs.
“But overall, it’s about sharpening us and making sure we’re ready to go.”
It has been a roller-coaster season for the Bulls, but after their failed rebuild and overall bad vibes from the Jim Boylen era, no one can say it hasn’t been fun to watch. If the Bulls do go on to lose in the first round, fans might debate whether the season was a success, which might be unfair but is the way the world works these days.
Once the Bulls proved they were back, everyone was excited about the possibility of a happy ending, which would include at least one playoff-series win.
But this team has never done anything the easy way, so why start now? With or without Ball, the Bulls can succeed in the playoffs if everyone pulls together behind DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine.
“The East, 1 through 6 (seed) right now, is pretty tight, even with Cleveland one game behind,” Caruso said. “I don’t really worry about matchups. Once the playoffs start, it’s zero-zero. I’ve seen teams lose 3-1 or 4-0 in a season series and then win in five or six games.
“Playoffs are unpredictable. When that day comes, we’ll see where we’re at.”
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DETROIT (AP) — In the long debate over whether Black Americans should be granted reparations for the atrocity and injustices of slavery and racism, California took a big step this week toward becoming the first U.S. state to make some form of restitution a reality.
The state’s reparations task force tackled the divisive issue of which Black residents should be eligible — it narrowly decided in favor of limiting compensation to the descendants of free and enslaved Black people who were in the U.S. in the 19th century.
Whether Tuesday’s vote by the task force spurs other states and cities to advance their own proposals, and whether they adopt California’s still controversial standard for who would benefit, remains to be seen. Some veteran reparations advocates disagree strongly with proposals to limiting eligibility to only Black people who can prove they have enslaved ancestors, while excluding those who cannot and leaving out victims of other historic injustices, such as redlining and mass incarceration.
Still, one advocate noted California’s move is a step that could lend momentum to stalled reparation proposals elsewhere in the U.S.
“It’s precipitated a debate and it will influence communities,” said Ron Daniels, president of The Institute of the Black World 21st Century and administrator of the National African American Reparations Commission, an advocacy group of scholars and activists.
As to whether others will adopt the same approach to eligibility, Daniels said: “That’s to be decided. …We think that ultimately a more expansive definition will prevail.”
The commission headed by Daniels has taken a position that limiting reparations to slave descendants, or to Americans whose ancestors were free Blacks living during the time of slavery, ignores the effects of racism that persisted for more than a century after emancipation.
“There are always going to be criteria” for reparations, Daniels said. “The problem is the harms have been so gross that almost no Black person is not eligible in some form or another.”
Although there is still debate among historians about when exactly the practice began, chattel slavery in what would become the U.S. dates back to 1619 when about 20 enslaved Africans were brought to Jamestown, Virginia — then a British colony. Over the next two centuries, more than 300,000 men, women and children were forcibly taken from Africa to work on plantations in southern colonies and later the Southern states, according to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database, a project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and maintained by Rice University.
Slavery in the U.S. officially ended in 1865 with the ratification of the 13th Amendment. Union Army General William Sherman promised compensation to freed slaves in the form of land and mules to farm it — hence the phrase “40 acres and a mule” — after the North’s victory over the South in the Civil War. But President Andrew Johnson took away the offer.
More than 120 years later, then-Rep. John Conyers, a Detroit Democrat, first introduced H.R. 40, a bill that would create a federal commission to study reparations and make proposals. Conyers reintroduced it in every congressional session until he resigned in 2017. As a candidate, President Joe Biden said he supported creating the commission, but has yet to formally back it as commander-in-chief. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, is currently the lead sponsor of the House bill.
Getting governmental leaders to openly consider slavery reparations has been daunting and taken decades. But progress has been made at both the state and local levels, particularly since the national reckoning on racial injustice that was sparked after the 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
In Michigan, legislative proposals submitted earlier this year in the House of Representatives call for $1.5 billion in federal dollars to be placed in a racial equity and reparations fund within the state’s treasury. The funds would be issued to various state departments and agencies to provide grants, loans and other economic assistance for businesses and economic developments that promote the Black community.
The bills have yet to receive a hearing in the House.
Last year, Evanston, Illinois, — the first U.S. city to find a source of funding for reparations — began giving eligible Black residents $25,000 housing grants for down payments, repairs or existing mortgages. The program is meant to atone for the history of racial redlining and housing discrimination. Recipients were selected randomly from among the applicants, Black residents who lived in the city between 1919 and 1969.
And in Providence, Rhode Island, the mayor announced a city commission on reparations in February that will look to atone for the city’s role in slavery and systemic racism, as well as the mistreatment of Native Americans.
For Anita Belle, a grassroots activist in Detroit, where residents in the mostly Black city voted in November to create a city reparations commission, getting to this point in the pursuit of reparations is cause for celebration. But what happens next is worrisome, especially when it comes to who gets what and how much, she said.
“I am happy for all of us who have doing the groundwork for all these years,” said Belle, founder of the Reparations Labor Union. “We are somewhat afraid that these people who have jumped on the bandwagon are actually there to sabotage it and make reparations $12.62, if that. There will be those saboteurs — people who look like us, but have hidden agendas.”
“You have some of that fear in California where the scope for reparations was narrowed to the people who can prove they were enslaved,” she added. “The people of California will be like ’why am I paying reparations for someone who was enslaved in Mississippi?'”
In California, the task force is taking the next step with economists to determine the cost of compensating more than 2 million Black residents, although all of them would not be eligible. Following slavery abolition, Black migration to California happened primarily in the immediate decades after World War II, with newly-arrived African Americans settling in cities like Oakland, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The Black population there rose from just under a half million residents, or 4.4% of the population, in 1950 to 1.4 million residents, or 7% of the population, by 1970. Decades later, the 2020 census recorded 2.1 million Black residents in California, or about 5.3% of the state’s population.
While proposals and who would be eligible appear to vary, they still are types of reparations, according to Rashawn Ray, senior fellow of Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution.
“California chose to focus on enslavement of Black people,” Ray said. “In Evanston, it’s red lining and housing segregation. Both are issues that need restitution to them based on what the wrong is.”
But, Ray added, “Federal reparations — without a doubt and hands-down — that’s what we need. What is happening in California should be happening in Congress.”
As a former alderman for the city of Evanston, Illinois, and a longtime reparations advocate, Robin Rue Simmons said reaching consensus on eligibility can be tough because policymakers should be as expansive and inclusive as possible, while also identifying specific harms that they’re seeking to address.
The big step taken by California could help spur action on reparations proposals in other cities and states, Simmons said, and perhaps add pressure for the federal government to act, which she sees as critical.
She doesn’t expect California’s lineage-based eligibility standard to become the norm.
“I don’t think any community should think that another has figured it out for them,” Simmons said, “because every community is going to have their own priorities and their specific history.”
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Bynum reported from Savannah, Ga. AP writers Janie Har in San Francisco and Michael Schneider in Orlando contributed to this story. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/ca-reparations-plan-advances-broader-movement-advocates-say/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:02Z |
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia hands over control of Chernobyl
(NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. officials.
The attack began Feb. 24, when Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation.” Heavy shelling and missile attacks, many on civilian buildings, continue in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, as well as other major cities like Kharkiv and Mariupol.
Here’s how the news is developing. All times Eastern:
Mar 31, 3:57 pm
More than 600 residents of Mariupol evacuate heavily bombed city in private cars
About 631 residents of the bombed-out city of Mariupol in southeast Ukraine were able to evacuate on Thursday, according to a Ukrainian official.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said the residents fled the city in private vehicles after 45 buses reserved to drive them out failed to make it into the city. Vereshchuk said another 600 civilians still in Mariupol plan to try to evacuate again on Friday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday in an address to lawmakers of Australia, the Netherlands and Belgium that more than 90% of all buildings in Mariupol have been completely destroyed by Russian strikes.
“Thousands of peaceful Mariupol residents died, people are buried just in the city, in the courtyards of high-rise buildings, or rather, what is left of the high-rise buildings,” Zelenskyy said.
-ABC News’ Christine Theodorou
Mar 31, 3:02 pm
Roughly 500 Ukrainian refugees and some Russians at US southern border
About 500 Ukrainian refugees were camped out Thursday outside the port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico, waiting to get into the United States after taking a circuitous route out of their war-torn country more than 10,000 miles away.
The number of Ukrainian refugees at the U.S. southern border entry point grew overnight from about 200 on Wednesday.
Immigration attorneys and humanitarian groups told ABC News that more and more Ukrainians have been showing up at the U.S. border this week, many of them getting there by flying to Mexico City, Mexico, and either taking a connecting flight to Tijuana or driving there.
Among the campers are also many Russians who oppose Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine, some telling ABC News they believe they would have been killed had they stayed in their homeland.
Ukrainians have asked for asylum in the United States and in many cases, have been allowed into the country under an exemption to Title 42, the federal policy that halted asylum claims during the pandemic. Some of the refugees allowed in the United States are being housed in San Diego, while others have spread out across the country.
The Russians, on the other hand, are being told they have to first be taken into the custody of the .S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as their requests to enter the country are considered.
Humanitarian groups are questioning the handling of the Ukrainians and Russians at the border versus all the other migrant groups fleeing horrific situations, including those coming from Haiti and Central America.
-ABC News’ Will Carr
Mar 31, 12:34 pm
Ukraine resumes control of Chernobyl nuclear power plant
Russian troops are giving back control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to Ukraine, according to a letter from Russia’s nuclear power company, Rosatom.
The site had been under the control of Russian forces since the invasion began on Feb. 24.
The letter is dated March 31 and was signed by Ukraine’s nuclear regulator, Energoatom.
-ABC News’ Fidel Pavlenko
Mar 31, 12:15 pm
Ukraine resumes control of Chernobyl nuclear power plant
Russian troops are giving back control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to Ukraine, according to a letter from Russia’s nuclear power company, Rosatom.
The site had been under the control of Russian forces since the invasion began on Feb. 24.
The letter is dated March 31 and was signed by Ukraine’s nuclear regulator, Energoatom.
-ABC News’ Fidel Pavlenko
Mar 31, 11:18 am
Putin says gas exports will be stopped unless payment made in rubles
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree requiring payment in rubles for gas exports.
As of Friday, Putin said all buyers from “unfriendly” countries — including Germany, France and Poland — must open ruble accounts in Russian banks, and contracts with parties who refuse will be deemed null and void.
President Joe Biden will be releasing one million barrels of oil per day from the strategic petroleum reserve for the next six months, according to the White House.
“Because of Putin’s war of choice, less oil is getting to market, and the reduction in supply is raising prices at the pump for Americans. President Biden is committed to doing everything in his power to help American families who are paying more out of pocket,” the White House said in a statement Thursday.
Mar 31, 10:15 am
Red Cross says its warehouse in Mariupol was damaged
A warehouse belonging to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was shelled in Ukraine’s besieged port city of Mariupol.
A satellite image shows the damage to the building, which bears a large white sign with a red cross on the roof.
“We can confirm that an image being circulated online shows damage to the ICRC warehouse in Mariupol,” the ICRC said in a statement Wednesday. “We do not have a team on the ground there, so have no other information on potential casualties or the extent of the damage.”
The Geneva-based humanitarian organization said it had distributed all supplies from the Mariupol warehouse earlier in March, including medical supplies to hospitals and relief supplies to people living in shelters. No ICRC staff have been at the warehouse since March 15 and it was unclear how the building has been used since, according to the organization.
The ICRC noted the “massive humanitarian needs” in Mariupol, but said it has been “unable to bring in more supplies due to the intensity of the fighting and the absence of a functional agreement between the parties to allow for the safe passage of humanitarian assistance.”
“Under international humanitarian law, objects used for humanitarian relief operations must be respected and protected at all times,” the ICRC said. “We are concerned that even a building with a red cross on it can be seriously damaged. Civilian infrastructure, hospitals and medical personnel cannot be targeted.”
“But what we are most outraged by is the overall humanitarian situation in Mariupol and the relentless suffering inflicted on civilians living there,” the organization added. “People are trapped with no safe way out of the city, and they are running out of the very basics needed for their survival. This must change.”
Mar 31, 9:32 am
Russia ‘lied’ about withdrawing troops, NATO says
Russian troops “are not withdrawing” from parts of Ukraine as claimed, but rather are “repositioning,” according to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who cited NATO “intelligence.”
“Russia has repeatedly lied about its intentions,” Stoltenberg said at a press conference Thursday. “Russia is trying to regroup, resupply and reinforce its offensive in the Donbas region [in eastern Ukraine].”
Meanwhile, pressure is being maintained on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and other major cities, according to Stoltenberg.
“We can expect additional offensive actions bringing even more suffering,” he added.
Mar 31, 9:23 am
Videos show intense fighting in Mariupol
Videos circulating online show intense fighting taking place in Ukraine’s besieged port city of Mariupol.
The footage, verified by ABC News, was taken by a Russian state media journalist who is embedded with the Russian military. The videos were posted online Thursday, though the exact date of filming was unknown. Based on the location of the fighting, ABC News assesses it is highly likely the videos were shot in the past couple of days.
One video shows a Russian tank firing multiple times on the streets of Mariupol. Another video shows the Russian journalist filming himself in Mariupol as tanks open fire and gunshots erupt all around him.
The strategic port city in southeastern Ukraine has been under heavy Russian bombardment for weeks and tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped there.
Mar 31, 8:15 am
‘Significant Russian shelling’ persists in Chernihiv, says UK
Despite Russia’s claims of curbing its military activity around Chernihiv, “significant Russian shelling and missile strikes have continued” in the besieged northern Ukrainian city, the U.K. Ministry of Defense said Thursday in an intelligence update.
Meanwhile, Russian forces continue to hold positions to the east and west of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, “despite the withdrawal of a limited number of units,” according to the ministry.
“Heavy fighting will likely take place in the suburbs of the city in the coming days,” the ministry added.
Heavy fighting also continues in Ukraine’s southern port city of Mariupol, “a key objective of Russian forces,” according to the ministry.
“However Ukrainian forces remain in control of the center of the city,” the ministry said.
Mar 31, 7:46 am
Kremlin reacts to US saying Putin ‘felt misled’
The Russian government is “concerned” by recent statements from U.S. officials claiming that Russian President Vladimir Putin “felt misled” by his advisers and the Russian military on the war in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a press conference Thursday.
“We do not just regret this. This is a source of our concern,” Peskov told reporters, “because such an utter lack of understanding is the reason why erroneous, rash decisions are made with very bad consequences.”
“It looks like neither the [U.S.] Department of State nor the Pentagon know what is really happening in the Kremlin,” he added. “They simply do not understand what is going on in the Kremlin. They do not understand President Putin. They do not understand the decision-making mechanism. They do not understand our work style.”
Mar 31, 7:25 am
Russia announces cease-fire in besieged Mariupol
Russia has announced a localized cease-fire in Ukraine’s besieged southern port city of Mariupol on Thursday to allow civilians to be evacuated.
A humanitarian corridor from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia, via the Russian-controlled port of Berdiansk, would be opened from 10 a.m. local time, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
“For this humanitarian operation to succeed, we propose to carry it out with the direct participation of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Committee of the Red Cross,” the Russian defense ministry said in a statement Wednesday night.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said in a later statement via Telegram that the Red Cross confirmed Russia had agreed to open a humanitarian corridor to Mauripol, where tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped with no electricity and dwindling supplies after weeks of Russian bombardment. A convoy of 45 evacuation buses was headed to the city to collect civilians, according to Vereshchuk.
A number of previous attempts to establish humanitarian corridors out of Mariupol have failed, with Russia and Ukraine trading accusations of breaking cease-fires and sabotaging evacuation efforts.
Mar 31, 6:21 am
At least 1,189 civilians killed, 1,901 injured in Ukraine: OHCHR
At least 1,189 civilians have been killed and 1,901 others have been injured in Ukraine since Russian forces invaded on Feb. 24, according to the latest figures from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
At least 108 children were among the dead and 142 among the injured, according to the OHCHR, which noted that the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine had reported at least 145 children were killed and 222 injured as of Wednesday.
“We know the actual figures are likely far higher,” U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said in a statement Wednesday. “In many places of intensive hostilities, such as Mariupol and Volnovakha, it is very challenging to obtain a comprehensive picture.”
According to a press release from the OHCHR, most of the civilian casualties recorded were caused by the use of explosive weapons with a wide impact area, including shelling from heavy artillery and multiple launch rocket systems, as well as missile and airstrikes.
The agency has also received “credible allegations that Russian armed forces have used cluster munitions in populated areas at least 24 times,” according to Bachelet, who noted that her office is “also investigating allegations that Ukrainian armed forces have used such weapons.”
“The persistent use of explosive weapons with wide area effects in populated areas is of immense concern,” she said. “Homes and administrative buildings, hospitals and schools, water stations and electricity systems have not been spared.”
According to Bachelet, at least one Ukrainian facility for bedridden patients and others with disabilities, mostly elderly people, came under fire while its residents were inside, with dozens of alleged casualties.
“My colleagues in Ukraine are working to establish the fate and whereabouts of survivors,” she added.
The OHCHR noted in its press release that “the receipt of information from some locations where intense hostilities have been going on has been delayed and many reports are still pending corroboration.” Those areas include Mariupol and Volnovakha in the Donetsk Oblast, Izium in the Kharkiv Oblast, Popasna in the Luhansk Oblast, and Trostianets in the Sumy Oblast, where there are allegations of numerous civilian casualties. Casualty numbers from those locations are being further corroborated and thus are not included in the latest statistics, according to the agency.
Mar 31, 4:32 am
Putin ‘massively misjudged’ invasion of Ukraine, UK spy chief says
Russian President Vladimir Putin has apparently “massively misjudged” his invasion of Ukraine, a U.K. intelligence chief said Thursday.
“It’s clear he misjudged the resistance of the Ukrainian people. He underestimated the strength of the coalition his actions would galvanize. He underplayed the economic consequences of the sanctions regime, and he overestimated the abilities of his military to secure a rapid victory,” Jeremy Fleming, head of the U.K. Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), said during a speech in Australia’s capital, Canberra.
“We’ve seen Russian soldiers, short of weapons and morale, refusing to carry out orders, sabotaging their own equipment and even accidentally shooting down their own aircraft,” he added.
While Fleming agreed with a recent assessment by U.S. intelligence that Putin’s advisers were believed to be too afraid to tell the truth, he said the “extent of these misjudgments must be crystal clear to the regime.” He warned that Russia is searching for cyber targets and bringing in mercenaries to reinforce its stalled military campaign in Ukraine.
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The counting is over in the second union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. But it's too close to call.
There were 993 "no" votes and 875 "yes" votes, but more than 400 contested ballots remain. According to the National Labor Relations Board, there will be a hearing within a few weeks to decide if any of the challenged ballots will be opened and counted.
More than 6,100 workers were eligible to vote in the do-over election, which was ordered after the NLRB found that Amazon had improperly interfered in last year's tally.
Turnout in this year's vote was down from last year when over half of eligible voters cast ballots. But among those who actually voted this time around, there was greater support for the union. Last year, workers voted more than 2-to-1 against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, a well-established national union.
"This time around we were able to educate more about unions," said Jennifer Bates, a warehouse employee, noting that organizers were able to get closer to workers now that the pandemic has eased.
The RWDSU called for every vote to be counted.
"The tenacity and courage of these workers never wavered in this unnecessarily long process," said RWDSU president Stuart Appelbaum in a statement. "Workers will have to wait just a little bit longer to ensure their voices are heard."
Meanwhile in a separate Amazon union election on Staten Island in New York, the vote count will continue Friday morning. Roughly 8,000 workers were eligible to vote on whether to join the Amazon Labor Union, an upstart organization led by former and current Amazon warehouse employees. With ballots still to count, the union is in the lead, with 1,518 voting yes so far, and 1,154 voting no.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://health.wusf.usf.edu/2022-03-31/do-over-union-election-at-amazons-bessemer-warehouse-is-too-close-to-call | 2022-04-01T01:13:04Z |
TBS's 'Rat in the Kitchen' Is a Cooking Show With a Twist — Meet the Host and Judge
By Kori WilliamsMar. 31 2022, Published 6:33 p.m. ET
If you like collecting cooking shows like Pokémon cards, there's a new one coming our way. Titled Rat in the Kitchen, it features both pros and home cooks as they battle it out to determine who is the best. But, there's a "rat" — or someone among them who is going out of their way to sabotage the others.
So on the one hand, the show is about making the best food. But on the other, it's about determining who is trying to bring everyone else down.
Because it's such a unique show, it's going to have some capable judges to tie everything together. So who are the judges for Rat in the Kitchen? This series has a different structure than you might expect, and the traditional panel isn't seen. Here's what you get instead.
Who are the judges on 'Rat in the Kitchen'?
On Rat in the Kitchen, the judge is Chef Ludo Lefebvre.
In addition to being a chef, he's also a restauranteur who began working in Michelin kitchens when he was only 14 years old, according to the bio on his website. He spent decades learning from the best French chefs.
In California, Chef Ludo has three restaurants but one of them is not like the other. L’Original Petit Trois and Petit Trois le Valley specialize in French food while Ludo Bird is all about the comfort of fried chicken.
In Denver, Chez Maggy is Chef Ludo's first and, so far, his only venture outside of California. Ludo's website says it's "bringing updated French classic dishes and French butter" to this area.
Who is the host of 'Rat in the Kitchen'?
The host of Rat in the Kitchen is Natasha Leggero.
Natasha is a comedian and actress who has tons of previous hosting experience. In the early 2000s, she hosted the MTV show The '70s House and she was also a regular on Chelsea Handler's former late-night talk show.
On top of that, Natasha has a ton of acting experience and has appeared on hit TV shows like Reno 911!, Modern Family, American Dad, and more.
Who is the rat in 'Rat in the Kitchen'?
To keep things interesting, viewers don't see the same contestants throughout the season. In each episode, there are six new chefs and one of them is the rat. Viewers are always on their toes trying to figure out who is working against the others.
Working as the rat isn't just about wanting to be the bad guy. Each challenge has a cash prize to be won. The rat is doing what they can to make sure they take that money home. But it looks like the other chefs have the opportunity to say who they think the rat is, though it's unclear if they get something for uncovering that person. Certainly it will help them avoid their dishes being tampered with.
You can watch the season premiere of Rat in the Kitchen on TBS at 9 p.m. on March 31, 2022. | https://www.distractify.com/p/rat-in-the-kitchen-judges | 2022-04-01T01:13:05Z |
From Paul Osuyi, Asaba
Five people, including three males and two females, have been confirmed dead following an accident involving two vehicles in the Orerokpe area of Delta State.
Five other occupants of the ill-fated vehicles sustained life threatening injuries, and were receiving treatment as of yesterday when the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the crash.
The accident, which occurred on Eku-Abraka road, by Oha Secondary School, involved an ash-coloured Lexus 330 with registration number TJK 203 HG, and a dark green Toyota Picnic with registration number KPE 778 AA.
Delta State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Ibrahim Abubakar, who confirmed it to Daily Sun in Asaba, attributed the accident to wrong overtaking and speeding.
“Probable cause of the accident is wrong overtaking and speeding. You know that Oha has a curve,” he stated.
It was learnt that the Lexus 330 was heading to Warri when it rammed into the Toyota Picnic heading to Abraka.
Eyewitnesses said a couple was among the dead casualties, adding that all the occupants of the commercial Toyota Picnic, including the driver, died on the spot.
The source said the driver was preparing for his father-in-law’s funeral when he died in the ill-fated incident. | https://www.sunnewsonline.com/5-die-in-delta-road-crash/ | 2022-04-01T01:12:57Z |
By Reena Bhardwaj
Washington [US], April 1 (ANI): White House Director of Communications Kate Bedingfield on Thursday (local time) rubbished the allegations of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding Washington's role in an alleged "foreign conspiracy" to oust him from power.
Also Read | Imran Khan No-Trust Vote: Pakistan PM Names US As Country Behind Threat in 'Slip of Tongue' (Watch Video).
"There is absolutely no truth to that allegation," Bedingfield told reporters.
Bedingfield's assessment is in line with the Department of State. Earlier, a US State Department spokesperson told ANI, that "there is no truth to these allegations. We are closely following developments in Pakistan. We respect and support Pakistan's constitutional process and the rule of law." Later, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price reiterated the same in his press briefing.
Also Read | Pakistan PM Imran Khan Refuses to Resign, Says 3 Stooges Working With Foreign Powers Against Govt.
The Pakistan Prime Minister on Thursday reiterated his claims of "foreign conspiracy" in the country, saying that a foreign nation is trying to oust him over the "independent" foreign policy choices made by him.
Addressing the people of Pakistan, ahead of the no-confidence motion, Imran claimed a foreign nation sent a message that Imran Khan needs to be removed else the country will suffer consequences."
"The United States", Imran Khan said in a slip of the tongue and then stated that "a foreign country" had sent a "threatening memo" which was against the Pakistani nation.
"On March 8 or before that on March 7, the US sent us a...not the US but a foreign country sent us a message. The reason why I am talking about this...for an independent country to receive such a message... this is against me and the country," he said.
Imran Khan said the memo was against him, not against the government. "...it stated that if the no-confidence motion passes, Pakistan will be forgiven, if not, there will be consequences."
Pakistan PM earlier shared the contents of a secret letter that was in news last week when he informed a public meeting that his government had received threats from abroad.
Imran Khan had claimed that the threatening letter had been sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Pakistan media reports said that letter is the word-for-word transcript of a conversation between the diplomats of Pakistan and another country sent to Pakistan's Foreign Ministry.
The relationship between US and Pakistan has been on the edge since the US withdrew from Afghanistan last summer. The increasing alignment between China and Pakistan also casts a shadow over US policy towards Pakistan.
In October last year, Wendy Sherman, the deputy secretary of state and the highest placed US official to visit Pakistan since Biden took over, told reporters her trip to Pakistan was aimed at accomplishing a 'specific and narrow purpose', referring to Afghanistan.
In September, Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a hearing on Afghnaistan told the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee that Pakistan has a "multiplicity of interests some that are in conflict with ours." In congressional hearings, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley said that "we need to fully examine the role of Pakistan sanctuary" in understanding how the Taliban prevailed.
In the Senate, 22 Republican lawmakers have proposed a bill calling for Afghanistan's new Taliban government to be sanctioned, along with governments that have supported the Taliban. The bill also calls for a report that will include "an assessment of support by state and non-state actors, including the government of Pakistan, for the Taliban between 2001 and 2020." (ANI)
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R1 Wanganui Insurance Brokers Mdn
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BEIJING (dpa-AFX) - 51job Inc. (JOBS) released a profit for its fourth quarter that increased from last year
The company's bottom line came in at RMB350.88 million, or RMB5.23 per share. This compares with RMB331.80 million, or RMB5.01 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.
Excluding items, 51job Inc. reported adjusted earnings of RMB406.67 million or RMB5.99 per share for the period.
The company's revenue for the quarter rose 16.4% to RMB1.35 billion from RMB1.16 billion last year.
51job Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :
-Earnings (Q4): RMB350.88 Mln. vs. RMB331.80 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q4): RMB5.23 vs. RMB5.01 last year. -Revenue (Q4): RMB1.35 Bln vs. RMB1.16 Bln last year.
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Watch live: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds delivers GOP State of the Union response
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is slated to deliver the GOP response to President Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday evening.
Reynolds’s speech, scheduled for 10:15 p.m. ET, will follow Biden’s remarks at 9 p.m. ET.
Watch the live video above.
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SHANGHAI, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 51job, Inc. (Nasdaq: JOBS) ("51job" or the "Company"), a leading provider of integrated human resource services in China, announced today its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year of 2021 ended December 31, 2021.
Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights:
- Net revenues increased 15.7% over Q4 2020 to RMB1,345.2 million (US$211.1 million)
- Online recruitment services revenues increased 12.0%
- Other human resource related revenues increased 19.0%
- Income from operations was RMB304.6 million (US$47.8 million)
- Fully diluted earnings per share was RMB5.23 (US$0.82)
- Non-GAAP adjusted fully diluted earnings per share[1] was RMB5.99 (US$0.94)
Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Highlights:
- Net revenues increased 19.8% from 2020 to RMB4,420.4 million (US$693.7 million)
- Online recruitment services revenues increased 11.6%
- Other human resource related revenues increased 31.3%
- Income from operations was RMB551.3 million (US$86.5 million)
- Fully diluted earnings per share was RMB9.40 (US$1.47)
- Non-GAAP adjusted fully diluted earnings per share was RMB13.12 (US$2.06)
Fourth Quarter 2021 Unaudited Financial Results
Net revenues for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021 were RMB1,345.2 million (US$211.1 million), an increase of 15.7% from RMB1,163.1 million for the same quarter in 2020.
Online recruitment services revenues for the fourth quarter of 2021 increased 12.0% to RMB617.7 million (US$96.9 million) compared with RMB551.6 million for the same quarter in 2020, primarily due to an improvement in hiring sentiment, demand and activity from employers in 2021.
Other human resource related revenues for the fourth quarter of 2021 increased 19.0% to RMB727.5 million (US$114.2 million) from RMB611.5 million for the same quarter in 2020. The growth was primarily driven by robust employer demand for seasonal campus recruitment, business process outsourcing and training services in 2021.
Cost of services for the fourth quarter of 2021 increased 29.1% to RMB535.2 million (US$84.0 million) from RMB414.5 million for the same quarter in 2020, primarily due to higher employee compensation expenses, headcount additions and greater direct costs, such as venue rental, media production and technology support, incurred in providing campus recruitment services to employers. Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2021 increased 8.2% to RMB810.0 million (US$127.1 million) from RMB748.6 million for the same quarter in 2020. Gross margin, which is gross profit as a percentage of net revenues, was 60.2% in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with 64.4% for the same quarter in 2020.
Operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2021 increased 28.9% to RMB505.4 million (US$79.3 million) from RMB392.0 million for the same quarter in 2020. Sales and marketing expenses for the fourth quarter of 2021 increased 34.3% to RMB403.6 million (US$63.3 million) from RMB300.6 million for the same quarter in 2020, primarily due to higher employee compensation expenses, staff additions and greater spending on advertising and brand awareness campaigns. Advertising and promotion expenses increased 27.7% to RMB90.0 million (US$14.1 million) for the fourth quarter of 2021 from RMB70.5 million for the same quarter in 2020.
General and administrative expenses for the fourth quarter of 2021 increased 11.3% to RMB101.8 million (US$16.0 million) from RMB91.4 million for the same quarter in 2020, primarily due to higher employee compensation expenses
Income from operations for the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB304.6 million (US$47.8 million) compared with RMB356.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. Operating margin, which is income from operations as a percentage of net revenues, was 22.6% for the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with 30.7% for the same quarter in 2020. Excluding share-based compensation expense, operating margin would have been 24.9% for the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with 33.7% for the same quarter in 2020.
The Company recognized a loss from foreign currency translation of RMB10.9 million (US$1.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with RMB33.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, primarily due to the impact of the change in exchange rate between the Renminbi and the U.S. dollar on the Company's U.S. dollar cash deposits.
The Company recognized a mark-to-market, non-cash loss of RMB10.7 million (US$1.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with RMB9.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 associated with a change in fair value of listed equity securities investment in Huali University Group Limited, which is traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Company also recognized RMB3.4 million (US$0.5 million) in professional services fees and administrative expenses related to the proposed going-private transaction in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Other income in the fourth quarter of 2021 included local government financial subsidies of RMB98.6 million (US$15.5 million) compared with RMB14.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Net income attributable to 51job for the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB355.2 million (US$55.7 million) compared with RMB342.0 million for the same quarter in 2020. Fully diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB5.23 (US$0.82) compared with RMB5.01 for the same quarter in 2020.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, total share-based compensation expense was RMB29.9 million (US$4.7 million) compared with RMB35.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Excluding share-based compensation expense, loss from foreign currency translation and change in fair value of listed equity securities investment, as well as the related tax effect of these items, non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to 51job for the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB406.7 million (US$63.8 million) compared with RMB420.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP adjusted fully diluted earnings per share was RMB5.99 (US$0.94) in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with RMB6.16 in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Fiscal Year 2021 Unaudited Financial Results
Net revenues in 2021 were RMB4,420.4 million (US$693.7 million), an increase of 19.8% from RMB3,689.0 million in 2020
Online recruitment services revenues in 2021 increased 11.6% to RMB2,396.2 million (US$376.0 million) from RMB2,147.3 million in 2020. The increase was primarily due to the improvement in business activity and more recruitment needs of employers in China in 2021.
Other human resource related revenues in 2021 increased 31.3% to RMB2,024.2 million (US$317.6 million) from RMB1,541.6 million in 2020, primarily due to resilient customer demand and usage of the Company's training, campus recruitment, placement and business process outsourcing services.
Cost of services in 2021 increased 32.9% to RMB1,676.7 million (US$263.1 million) from RMB1,261.7 million in 2020, primarily due to higher employee compensation expenses and headcount additions. Gross profit in 2021 increased 13.0% to RMB2,743.7 million (US$430.5 million) from RMB2,427.2 million in 2020. Gross margin was 62.1% in 2021 compared with 65.8% in 2020.
Income from operations in 2021 decreased 36.4% to RMB551.3 million (US$86.5 million) from RMB867.1 million in 2020, primarily due to the significant increase in sales and marketing expenses in 2021. Operating margin was 12.5% in 2021 compared with 23.5% in 2020. Excluding share-based compensation expense, operating margin would have been 15.9% in 2021 compared with 27.4% in 2020.
Net income attributable to 51job in 2021 was RMB640.7 million (US$100.5 million) compared with RMB1,097.3 million in 2020. Fully diluted earnings per share in 2021 was RMB9.40 (US$1.47) compared with RMB16.12 in 2020.
Excluding share-based compensation expense, loss from foreign currency translation, and changes in fair value of listed equity securities investment and long-term investment, as well as the related tax effect of these items, non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to 51job in 2021 was RMB894.4 million (US$140.4 million) compared with RMB1,243.9 million in 2020. Non-GAAP adjusted fully diluted earnings per share was RMB13.12 (US$2.06) in 2021 compared with RMB18.28 in 2020.
As of December 31, 2021, cash and short-term investments totaled RMB10,587.0 million (US$1,661.3 million) compared with RMB10,761.9 million as of December 31, 2020.
Currency Convenience Translation
For the convenience of readers, certain Renminbi amounts have been translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the rate of RMB6.3726 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate on December 30, 2021 in New York for cable transfers of Renminbi as set forth in the H.10 weekly statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), 51job uses non-GAAP financial measures of income before income tax expense, income tax expense, adjusted net income, adjusted net income attributable to 51job and adjusted earnings per share, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude share-based compensation expense, loss from foreign currency translation and changes in fair value of listed equity securities investment and long-term investment, as well as the related tax effect of these items. The Company believes excluding share-based compensation expense and its related tax effect from its non-GAAP financial measures is useful for its management and investors to assess and analyze the Company's core operating results as such expense is not directly attributable to the underlying performance of the Company's business operations and do not impact its cash earnings. The Company believes excluding loss from foreign currency translation and changes in fair value of listed equity securities investment and long-term investment, as well as the related tax effect, from its non-GAAP financial measures is useful for its management and investors as such translation, mark-to-market gain or loss is not indicative of the Company's core business operations and will not result in cash settlement nor impact the Company's cash earnings. 51job also believes these non-GAAP financial measures excluding share-based compensation expense, loss from foreign currency translation and changes in fair value of listed equity securities investment and long-term investment, as well as the related tax effect of these items, are important in helping investors to understand the Company's current financial performance and future prospects and to compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent basis. The presentation of these additional measures should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results or as being comparable to results reported or forecasted by other companies. The non-GAAP measures have been reconciled to GAAP measures in the attached financial statements.
About 51job
Founded in 1998, 51job is a leading provider of integrated human resource services in China. With a comprehensive suite of HR solutions, 51job meets the needs of enterprises and job seekers through the entire talent management cycle, from initial recruitment to employee retention and career development. The Company's main online recruitment platforms (http://www.51job.com, http://www.yingjiesheng.com, http://www.51jingying.com, http://www.lagou.com, and http://www.51mdd.com), as well as mobile applications, connect millions of people with employment opportunities every day. 51job also provides a number of other value-added HR services, including business process outsourcing, training, professional assessment, campus recruitment, executive search and compensation analysis. 51job has a call center in Wuhan and a nationwide network of sales and service locations spanning more than 30 cities across China.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "targets," "confident" and similar statements. Among other things, statements that are not historical facts, including statements about 51job's beliefs and expectations, as well as 51job's strategic and operational plans, are or contain forward-looking statements. 51job may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. All forward-looking statements are based upon management's expectations at the time of the statements and involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: execution of 51job's strategies and business plans; growth and trends of the human resource services industry in China; market acceptance of 51job's products and services; competition in the industry; 51job's ability to control costs and expenses; 51job's ability to retain key personnel and attract new talent; relevant government policies and regulations relating to 51job's industry, corporate structure and business operations; seasonality in the business; fluctuations in the value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar and other currencies; risks related to acquisitions or investments 51job has made or will make in the future; accounting adjustments that may occur during the quarterly or annual close or auditing process; and fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China and globally, including the impact of the coronavirus or other pandemic. Further information regarding these and other risks are included in 51job's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of the press release and based on assumptions that 51job believes to be reasonable as of this date, and 51job undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
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